I’d been asked to do a match report on the third Test between Australia and France, so used my weekly French rugby page to cast an eye over Top 14 clubs’ new signings – and one notable contract release…
Quietly, three weeks after Toulouse were crowned Top 14 champions and while most of the country’s rugby watchers had eyes fixed on the Australia tour, most clubs in France’s top two divisions have kicked off their preseason preparations for the start of the new campaign in September.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 