Seven matches, a whole lot of rain, a new league leader, changes at the foot of the table and a match described as “English”. That was the ninth Top 14 weekend of the 2021/22 season. And I wrote about it – as I have for most of this season – for the Irish Examiner.
A week to go to France’s first November Test, against Argentina at Stade de France, and most of the talk is about the possibility of a Jalibert-Ntamack 10-12 partnership – and, if it happens, whether it will become a regular sight on Fabien Galthie’s teamsheets leading up to the World Cup.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 