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A fantastic week of Top 14 rugby with Vannes getting off the mark in dramatic circumstances against Clermont, whilst Lyon raided the Stade Jean Dauger in a week where weather, upsets and dazzling finishes were to the fore. Only Provence remain unbeaten in Pro D2 after Montauban snuck past Oyonnax whilst Angouleme prove their dark horse credentials yet again, and we run the rule over the initial 42-man France squad for the upcoming Nations Championship. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Derbies & Margate 06:54 Top 14 Round 7 Review 09:07 Vannes' First Win 13:15 Toulouse vs Perpignan 15:38 Castres vs Stade Francais 18:30 Racing 92 vs Montpellier 24:35 Toulon vs Pau 31:20 Bayonne vs Lyon 34:53 La Rochelle vs UBB 37:30 France Squad for Nations Championship Autumn Series 46:56 Top 14 Round 8 Preview 52:19 Pro D2 Round 8 Review 01:00:06 Pro D2 Round 9 Preview 01:02:46 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are underway, and despite the naysayers there were some cracking fixtures, surprises and the big boys didn't have it their own way. In a weekend overshadowed by the tragic passing of Hyron Andrews, we reflect on a brave and fitting tribute in La Rochelle, report from Rob's trip to Pau and reflect on an all timer of a Pro D2 experience down in Dax. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters: 00:15 Entrées: Rob's French Stash Haul 05:10 Tribute to Hyron Andrews 07:30 Champions Cup Round 1: The Big Headlines & Big Issues 15:48 Gloucester vs Union Bordeaux Begles Review 19:06 Rob's Trip to Pau 27:06 Rob's Trip to Pau: Section Paloise vs Leicester Tigers Review 36:22 Bath vs Montpellier Review 40:07 Champions Cup Round 1: Round up 42:07 Toulouse vs Exeter Review 48:46 Challenge Cup Round 1: Round up 52:35 Top 14 Round 7 Preview 55:47 Rob's Trip to Dax 01:00:21 Rob's Trip: Dax vs Montauban Review 01:06:50 Pro D2 Round 7: Round up 01:09:46 Pro D2 Round 8 Preview 01:12:36 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are back, and in spite of much shade throwing in recent times we're bloody excited for it! We're previewing what might lie ahead for the French sides, recapping a cracking round of Top 14 and Pro D2 action and playing a riveting games of 'Blind XVs' following something Rob saw on TikTok... Rob & Rich have both been out and about on other podcasts doing specific previews of how the French teams will fare in this week's Champions Cup fixtures Check out Rob previewing Pau vs Leicester on The Rolling Maul: https://therollingmaul.buzzsprout.com/1833874/episodes/19953560 Rob also previewed Clermont vs Leinster, Munster vs Racing 92 and more on The Inter Pro Show: https://youtu.be/OJQUm1W4e40?si=KrgLy_NoVt5KtWcc Meanwhile Rich appeared on BBC Bristol's The Scrum with Dan Allbutt and Gareth Chilcott to preview the teams from the West Country against French opposition (Bath vs Montpellier, Gloucester vs Union Bordeaux Begles, and Toulouse vs Exeter): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00329tc Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Guns for (Free) Hire 04:06 Top 14 Round 6 Review 19:07 Champions Cup 2026-2027 Preview 20:24 Hopes for the Champions Cup in 2026-2027 25:52 Which Top 14 Teams care about the Champions Cup? 30:48 Champions Cup Top 14 Team Picks Game - Who are the Key Players for each French side? 41:22 Challenge Cup 2026-2027 Preview 45:35 Champions Cup Round 1 - Things to Look Out For 47:20 Pau vs Leicester Tigers: Trip Preview 48:34 Pro D2 Round 6 Review 54:00 Pro D2 Round 7 Preview & Potential Trips for British Fans 57:21 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Journalist Francisco Isaac joins us for this bumper edition of the pod to give the inside line on Franco-Portuguese rugby relations, emerging nations in France and what has caught his eye in the French rugby-sphere this season to date! We also have a round up of all the Top 14 action including drama in Vannes and Castres, Nationale marches on, and international a Rosbif of the year contender is leading international relations in the Petit-Fours... Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Itching in the Kitchen Once Again 03:26 Top 14 Round 5 Review 25:53 Top 14 Round 6 Preview 28:50 Francisco Isaac Interview - Intro to Fransicso 28:50 - Spotlight on Rodrigo Marta: Top 14 Player of the Month 36:03 - Pathway for Portuguese Players into France 43:58 - Best Talent in Emerging Nations 55:03 - Emerging Nations Chances at 2027 Rugby World Cup 59:10 - Four Nations Alliance 01:05:00 - Pro D2 Season So Far 01:07:47 01:13:47 Pro D2 Round 6 Preview 01:16:27 Nationale Nibbles 01:18:05 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich is back from a trip to Beziers and Perpignan, where the only thing hotter than the weather itself were two pulsating Stadium atmospheres. We've got a full report from a belting derby against Narbonne, USAP overcome UBB, plus a round up of all the rest of the action including all the razzmatazz from 'La Nuit du Rugby' in Paris. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby And of course, if you want to see photos from our trips to France, make sure you FOLLOW us on instagram - we are @RosbifsRugby on there! https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Chapters 00:15 Entrées 02:16 Rich's Adventures in France: Perpignan 09:51 Match Day Review: USAP vs UBB 17:39 Perpignan Post-Match 21:17 Top 14 Round 4 Review: Pau vs La Rochelle 27:57 Top 14 Round 4 Round Up 31:28 Top 14 Round 4 Review: Toulouse vs Montpellier 36:23 Top 14 Round 5 Preview 37:36 Rich's Adventures in France: Béziers 45:16 Match Day Review: Béziers vs Narbonne 47:44 Béziers Post-Match 50:41 Pro D2 Round 5 Round Up 54:04 Petit-Fours & Digestifs 57:19 La Nuit du Rugby Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have our first guest of the season, and it's a cracker with Cam Dodson talking us through all things Beziers, becoming a pro through the US College system, and the mythical allure of the Aurillac slope! We also have the usual ramble through the Top 14, Pro D2, and there's disciplinary problems and questionable local sports in the petit-fours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's rare that the world of French Rugby is the least chaotic thing taking place in our lives but with weddings, surgery and social media bans it's been a tasty time of it at Rosbifs Rugby! Amidst all that, Toulouse laid down a marker against Bordeaux, Pau brought the pain to Bayonne, and Agen produced arguably the Pro D2 performance of the season to date down in the Alps. We have an update on the great 'Nationale Points Mystery', there are new stash drops in the Cantal and Lot-et-Garonne, and it's the end of an era for an Toulouse Rugby Institution. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Chapters 00:15 Entrées: Surgery & Smoke Pits 06:30 Top 14 Round 2 Review 08:31 Toulouse vs UBB 15:43 Clermont v Stade Francais 20:03 Perpignan v Castres 23:18 Pau v Bayonne 27:26 Racing v Lyon: How good is Jiuta Wainiqolo? 34:52 Vannes v Montpellier 39:20 Toulon v La Rochelle 42:47 Top 14 Round 3 Preview 44:07 Pro D2 Round 3 Review 48:05 Pro D2 Round 4 Preview 50:41 Nationale Nibbles 53:17 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Top 14 returned and there were plenty of nail biters, not least in a Sunday night blockbuster where La Rochelle squeaked past Toulouse at a raucous, and er, 'smoky' Stade Marcel Deflandre. There were statement wins for Provence and Brive in Pro D2 as new boys Nissa and Narbonne got off the mark, and whilst Beziers may not have had the best start to the season, one of their players has been serving up some homeland inspired culinary creations. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Join the Rosbifs Rugby league in La Grand Mêlée here: https://t.co/lMx8o3SYGo Rejoins sa ligue n°42147 : Rosbifs Rugby (Mot de passe : YPPTH) 00:15 Entrées: Return to Rugby & Return to the Dark Ages 03:07 Fantasy Rugby: La Grand Mêlée 09:01 Top 14 Round 1 Review: UBB vs Racing 92 12:21 Pau's Win over Montpellier 18:14 Castres vs Vannes: A Competitive Return 26:36 Clément Poitrenaud & His Delicious Cigarette 28:16 La Rochelle vs Toulouse: A Thrilling Finale 33:23 Top 14 Round 2 Preview 36:08 Pro D2 Round 2 Review 44:09 Pro D2 Round 3 Preview 51:08 Nationale Nibbles 53:09 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's back! The Top 14 Returns and we're sitting down to preview what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons of recent years. Can Vannes beat the drop on their return to the top tier? Can USAP avoid another Access Match? And can anyone stop Toulouse going 'Back 5 Back' in this 'Last Dance' season? There's all that, plus a review of Round 1 of Pro D2, some surprises in Nationale and there's greasy pole developments in Dax... Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Festivals & Stash Watch 05:48 Top 14 Returns: Recap of the 2025/2026 Season07:49 Toulouse Salary Cap Scandal11:35 Vannes & Perpignan: Will the bottom of the table be more competitive?21:19 Castres, Lyon & Bayonne: who else could be fighting Top 14 relegation?30:00 Top 14 Title Contenders: Toulouse, La Rochelle, Stade Français, Union Bordeaux Bègles40:10 Can Montpellier go one better in 2026/2027?43:01 Play off battle: Clermont, Pau, Toulon, Racing 9249:31 Top 14 Table Predictions51:09 Top 14 Round 1 Preview54:01 Player Watch: Best Young Players & Best Signings in the Top 14 55:38 Pro D2 Round 1 Review1:02:12 Pro D2 Round 2 Preview1:05:29 Nationale Nibbles 1:07:29 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rosbifs Rugby is back for a fourth crack at trying to dissect the French oval ball game, and where better to start than with a bumper Pro D2 Season preview? We're already licking our lips at the prospect of plenty of Jouez, coaching chaos and some old fashioned scraps for good measure. We run the rule over the 16 runners and riders in what is shaping up to be a fascinating season, reflect on round one down in Nationale and sneak a peek at some of the best new stash doing the rounds. Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Welcome Back to French Rugby! 04:26 Pro D2 2026/2027 Preview & Why We Love Pro D2 08:31 Pre-Season Update: Nissa Promotion Scandal 13:18 Pro D2 Title Contenders 17:43 Pro D2's Chasing Pack 25:49 Key Coaching Changes 31:46 Can Grenoble Bounce Back? 35:38 Pro D2's Squeezed Middle 41:05 Pro D2 Relegation Contenders 48:53 Pro D2 Table Predictions 50:34 Pro D2 Round 1 Preview 53:06 Nationale Nibbles 56:20 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing the curtain down on another stupendous year of French Rugby with the highlight in the English speaking, French rugby podcasting calendar... our End of Season Awards, the Golden Boeufs! Try of the Season? Sorted. Player of the Season? Got it. Best Pro D2 fight in a car park? We've got you covered. Enjoy! Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: The Rosbifs Year in Review 07:43 Rosbifs Trip of the Year 12:11 Pro D2 Player of the Year 17:05 Revelation of the Season 21:34 Shambles of the Season 29:04 Sartorial Excellence Award 31:15 France International of the Year 35:01 Try of the Season 41:36 Spy of the Season 42:29 Own Try of the Season 47:11 Best Stadium Food in France 50:10 Top of the FFTSE (Flair Fijian Try Scorers Extraordinaires Index) 55:49 Best Piece of French Rugby Stash 01:03:30 Top 14 Player of the Season 01:07:54 The Golden Boeuf: Rosbif of the Year 01:13:25 Petit-Fours & Digestifs: Series 3 Greatest Hits 01:20:11 Merci & Au Revoir! Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The French rugby season is finally over, and there was a distinct end of term feel in Tokyo despite, albeit with some lovely attacking rugby on display. We take a look at France's depth chart at the break point of the Nations Championship, admire the Japanese hospitality, and a France U20s Dad has swapped the boots for the Boulangerie! Look out for further deep dives from this season of French rugby over on our YouTube channel - SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out! https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Where Was Waka Waka?! 06:47 Japan vs France: Nations Championship 3rd Test Review 14:32 U20s World Championship Final: South Africa beat France 21:14 France's Depth Chart & Summer Tour Review 47:56 Rugby Quiz: French Rugby x Tour de France - Part 2 59:32 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

France turned on the style in a rampant second half performance against Australia, with some big impacts from big names and some of France's precociously talented youth coming to the fore. Jalimack was back, but not after a few first half wobbles that leave persistent questions hanging. There's a devilish Rosbifs Tour de France quiz to work the old grey matter whilst the announcement of next season's fixtures has got us scurrying around for the best trips for next year! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Dare to Dream? 03:25 Australia vs France: Nations Championship 2nd Test Review 23:28 U20s World Championship Semi-Finals 27:10 Rugby Quiz: French Rugby x Tour de France 39:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs: Fixture Announcements Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper episode this week as we look back at the year that was in the Top 14 and select our Rosbifs Team of the Season! We also look back at a cracking start to the Autumn Nations series as France come up just short in Christchurch, relish the return of the lesser spotted 'Jalimack' this weekend and there's a big move for a Pro D2 legend! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Broken Britain? 01:41 New Zealand vs France: Nations Championship 1st Test Review 27:05 Rosbifs Rugby's Top 14 Team of the Season 01:14:44 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amidst literal blood and thunder Toulouse secure their fourth successive Brennus over a valiant Montpellier in Paris. We run the rule over everything from the star men and the key moments, to Zidane lookalikes and Presidential night outs in the French rugby showpiece. The rugby keeps coming, with a strong France tour squad confirmed for what should be a fascinating series for Les Bleus, and there is more Christophe Urios merch hitting the shelves! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Eclectic Music Tastes 03:46 Top 14 Final: Toulouse vs Montpellier Review 29:39 Reflections: 2025/2026 Top 14 Season 41:00 Nations Championship: France vs New Zealand Preview 53:32 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It will be a Toulouse vs Montpellier final following two wildly different semi-finals in the Top 14, both played amidst the boiling Marseille heat and clouds of pastis. Rob was in attendance to give us the lowdown on the France's second city, Toulousain flair and Montpellier heft, as well as recapping an odd affair between France A and England A up in Vannes. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Travels & Twickenham 03:59 Rob's Weekend in Marseille 09:54 Semi Final 1: Toulouse vs Racing 92 22:48 Semi Final 2: Montpellier vs Stade Francais 36:08 Top 14 Final Preview 42:26 France A vs England A Review 48:38 France's Nations Championship Squad Update 51:40 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a big weekend for followers of rugby in the French capital, with Racing 92 storming the Stade du Hameau before Stade Français reaffirmed their title credentials with a huge win over La Rochelle. Perennial escape artists Perpignan did the business over Provence to retain their Top 14 status, and with that done and dusted what better time to run through our Rosbifs Rugby Pro D2 Team of the Season! Look out for further previews and of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby PLUS: Rob will be sharing as much of his travels to Marseille for the Top 14 Semi Final weekend as possible on our social media accounts - checkout @RosbifsRugby on your platform of choice! 00:15 Entrées: A New Chien & Chiefs Heroics 04:10 Top 14 Barrage: Pau vs Racing 92 Review 22:16 Top 14 Barrage: Stade Français vs La Rochelle Review 27:22 Look Ahead to Top 14 Semi Finals Weekend in Marseille 32:31 France A vs England A Preview 36:12 Top 14 Access Match: Provence vs Perpignan Review 45:35 Pro D2 Team of the Season 01:10:18 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a week in French rugby, with the Top 14 saving one of its best rounds 'til last, as the Barrage spots are confirmed and it's catastrophe for UBB and delirium in La Rochelle. Further north, there were wild scenes in Vannes as they return to the promised land following an epic final against Provence in Toulouse, and elsewhere there's emotional goodbyes, forwards kicking sticks and plenty of excitement in the 13-man code! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Gone to the Dogs 03:44 Top 14 Final Round Headlines 06:13 Bordeaux Broken by Clermont 18:12 La Rochelle vs Stade Francais 23:58 Racing 92 vs Toulouse 27:53 Barrage Preview: Pau vs Racing 92 32:12 Top 14 Final Round: Round Up 38:23 Barrage Preview: Stade Francais vs La Rochelle 41:26 Pro D2 Final Review: Vannes Beat Provence 50:35 Top 14 Access Match Preview: Provence vs Perpignan 57:05 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French rugby is getting down to business time, with fours teams vying for two remaining Barrage spots in the Top 14, Vannes and Provence to face off for the promised land , and there will be two new names in Pro D2 next season as Nissa Rugby sink Mont-de-Marsan in the Access Match. There's all that as well as some familiar names coming through the Academy ranks and the boxing match we all want to see... Subscribe to The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast so that you don't miss out on the special BONUS episode coming up later in the week! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back with another bonus pod ahead of the Pro D2 semi-finals, with Colomiers lock Myles Edwards joining us to preview their huge match against star-studded Provence, discussing his remarkable journey from Birmingham to a decade long career in France, and cast an eye over his former employers in the Vannes vs Oyonnax showdown. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées 01:18 Myles Edwards Interview: Welcome to the Podcast 05:45 Colomiers' Season: What has gone so well? 09:35 Colomiers' Away Record 13:20 Colomiers Style of Play: a mini Toulouse? 17:30 Colomiers: Best Defence in Pro D2 19:40 Myles's 10 Year Career in France 30:42 How Pro D2 has changed over the last 10 years 33:10 Colomiers v Provence Preview 37:24 Colomiers Players to Watch 40:19 Vannes v Oyonnax: Pro D2 Semi Final Preview 42:41 Myles's Recommendations for France 45:26 Pro D2 Play Offs Look Ahead Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All eyes on Bilbao, Bordeaux and Big Ben as UBB dispatch Leinster in one of the all the time European Cup showings. Montpellier look ominous in their Challenge Cup triumph over Ulster, and Rob and Rich preview two mega Pro D2 semi-finals on the horizon, as well as a huge round in the Top 14 play-off. Subscribe to The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast so that you don't miss out on the special BONUS episode coming up later in the week! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Beaches & Burning 02:21 Champions Cup Final Review 24:51 Challenge Cup Final Review 31:24 Top 14 Round 25 Preview 35:06 Pro D2 Barrages Review 40:34 Pro D2 Semi Finals Preview 44:24 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are very lucky to be joined by one of the biggest names in Pro D2, Brive and Springbok flyhalf Curwin Bosch, ahead of their huge trip to Provence in the Barrage round. Enjoy! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby YouTube is also where you can watch the Pro D2 Playoffs live* and for free on YouTube on FR-UK Rugby - you won't want to miss it! *UK & Ireland based viewers only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a big week in French Rugby... Bordeaux and Montpellier head to Bilbao with their Top 14 play-off hopes very much alive following a weekend of late drama and surprise performances. France fall short in the W6N, Narbonne overcome Nice in a Nationale final for the ages, and if that's not enough, the Pro D2 regular league season has drawn to a close. We're previewing the Champions and Challenge Cup finals, look ahead to a fascinating Pro D2 Barrage round and reflect on a shambolic ending for the ages in Pau... Subscribe to The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast so that you don't miss out on the special BONUS episode coming up later in the week! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Travels, Twickenham & an Announcement 06:30 Top 14 Round 24 Review 28:20 UBB v Leinster: Champions Cup Final Preview 34:46 Montpellier v Ulster: Challenge Cup Final Preview 37:14 Pro D2 Final Round Review 48:24 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Things are tightening in the Top 14 whilst the 'Barragistes' have been confirmed in Pro D2, but that all took a back seat as third tier Nationale treated us to a historic, heart-breaking penalty shootout! Narbonne will meet Nissa Rugby for a shot at the big time, there's another update from 'Spy School', and crowds are surging as we get to the business end of the season. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Weekend Glory & Celebrations 03:40 Top 14 Round 23 Round Up 30:28 Top 14 Round 24 Preview 35:12 Nationale Nibbles: A Penalty Shootout! 38:31 Pro D2 Round 29 Review: Penultimate Round 49:23 Pro D2 Final Round Preview 54:12 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A full review of both Champions Cup semi-finals as Bordeaux overcome Bath amidst a commentary meltdown at the Stade Matmut Atlantique, and will face a Leinster side who overcame a remarkable late Toulon resurgence to book their flights to the Basque country. We've also got a full preview of two intriguing rounds of Top 14 and Pro D2 action, French Fijians and one of the more unexpected celebrity crossovers down in Biarritz... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Staying Faithful to the Fans 04:27 Champions Cup Semi Final Review: Union Bordeaux Begles vs Bath 21:17 Champions Cup Semi Final Review: Leinster vs Toulon 37:21 Nationale Nibbles 38:59 Top 14 Round 23 Preview 44: 12 Pro D2 Round 29 Preview 51:24 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions Cup Semi-Finals are here, and we welcome the brilliant Bernard Jackman to the podcast. Taking us through Leinster's chances against a Toulon side that will test their Achilles heel, the brilliance of Bordeaux and fascinating insight into his time coaching at Grenoble. Plus a full round up of a crazy week in the Top 14, and the dust is beginning to settle, at least for now, in Pro D2. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby or follow us @RosbifsRugby on X, Instagram or TikTok 00:15 Entrées 01:44 Bernard Jackman Interview - Leinster v Toulon Preview & Bernard's time as coach at Grenoble 37:32 Top 14 Round 22 Round Up 59:31 Pro D2 Round 28 Review 01:04:38 Nationale Nibbles 01:06:39 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob is back from an epic trip for 'fan weekend', witnessing away wins aplenty as Dax win a crucial Landes derby and Pau raid the Stade Jean Dauger. We review those fixtures plus all the rest of the action, and there's Gaelic sports, terrifying bar owners and some questionable local delicacies to discuss too. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Big Long Weekends - Dublin & Biarritz 07:49 Pro D2 & Rob's Travels Pt 1: Mont de Marsan v Dax 22:46 Pro D2 Round 27 Round Up 26:32 Rob's Travel Pt 2: Morning in Morcenx 28:49 Top 14 & Rob's Travels Pt 3: Bayonne v Pau 45:05 Top 14 Round 21 Fan Days Round Up 53:08 Rob's Travel Pt 4 & Nationale 2: Tyrosse v Langon 1:01:21 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're joined this week by Dax second row Charlie Matthews ahead of his side's huge derby fixture against Mont-de-Marsan, to discuss the Pro D2 relegation battle, life in Landes and how he went from Butcher's shopfloor to Biarritz in a matter of days. Rob is back from his travels having witnessed a Champions Cup classic as Bordeaux prevail over Toulouse, Toulon shock Glasgow and there's off-field scraps aplenty in the Petit-Fours. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Rob's Weekend in Bordeaux 01:52 Bordeaux v Toulouse Review 28:35 Charlie Matthews Interview 52:32 Derby Weekend Preview 55:34 Rob's Weekend in Bordeaux 1:00:21 Pro D2 Round Up 1:05:47 Top 14 Round 21 Preview 1:07:19 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UBB and Toulouse produced masterclasses to set up a quarter final for the ages in the Champions Cup, whilst Toulon sneak a nail-biter and Stade Francais are dumped out of the Challenge Cup. We've got all the action from Europe, literal carnage in Pro D2, and a very, very mixed bag of April Fools nonsense in the petit-fours. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Treviso Travels 08:08 Champions Cup Last 16 Review 08:30 Toulouse v Bristol Review 15:39 Bordeaux v Leicester Review 24:09 Bordeaux v Toulouse: Quarter Final Preview 34:46 Northampton v Castres Review 39:32 Toulon v Stormers Review 44:17 Challenge Cup Round of 16 Review 48:47 European Quarter Finals Preview 50:04 Pro D2 Round 25 Review ft. Transfers and Scandals 01:00:10 Pro D2 Round 26 Preview 01:01:26 Nationale Nibbles 01:03:03 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich dials in from his holidays to join Rob to run through a dramatic and entertaining weekend of Top 14 action. French teams and British fans alike will be gearing up for the return of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup this week, so we consider: do the French teams care more than everyone else? There is, of course, a significant round of Pro D2 action to digest as well, after some significant shuffling of the pack in the Pro D2 table. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Tiramisu & Treviso 04:15 Top 14 Round 20 Review 24:32 Champions Cup & Challenge Cup Round of 16 Preview 35:03 Bordeaux & Toulouse Recommendations 42:14 Pro D2 Round 24 Review 53:14 Pro D2 Preview: Round 25 Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Top 14 returned in breathtaking style, Bordeaux sweeping aside Toulouse as the Matmut Atlantique and some eye catching away wins from Stade Francais and Lyon in particular. We digest all of that, plus look ahead to the home straight in Pro D2, a fascinating Thursday night down in Provence and we're getting political in the Petit-Fours. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Sunshine & Football 04:40 Top 14 Round 19 Review 07:53 Clermont v Montpellier 12:50 General round up 20:35 Toulon issues 25:25 Bordeaux v Toulouse 33:23 La Rochelle v Pau 34:34 Top 14 Round 20 Preview 37:08 Pro D2 Returns: Overview 40:00 Pro D2 Status Update 44:22 Pro D2 Table Predictions 50:37 Pro D2 Run In: Big Questions 57:41 Pro D2 Round 24 Preview 01:01:43 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An utterly astonishing ending to a remarkable in Paris, France claiming the spoils after an all timer in Le Crunch. We review that remarkable showdown at the Stade de France, take some time to mull over where France are after a tournament for the ages, as well as previewing the return of the Top 14. There's also Champions Cup weekend double-header options, some dodgy voting and suspect golf in the Petit-Fours. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Happy Anniversary 03:44 Best Six Nations Ever? 06:23 Le Crunch Review 20:33 France Six Nations Review 29:39 Six Nations Winners & Losers for France 38:26 Six Nations: Final Thoughts 40:56 Top 14 Returns 45:38 Top 14 Table Predictions 52:04 Top 14 Run In: Things We'd Like to See 54:07 Top 14 Round 19 Preview 01:00:49 Champions Cup Weekend Itineraries 01:04:19 Petit Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

100 Episodes (sort of), and what better way to mark than an emphatic French loss! An incredible display from Scotland at Murrayfield puts French Grand Slam ambitions on ice, and we try and unpick what, if anything, they could have done better. We look ahead to Le Crunch, discuss why that new shirt isn't all that, and review some fiery action at Colomiers in Pro D2! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées 06:48 France v Scotland Review 24:15 Changes for Le Crunch: Look ahead to France v England 33:34 Nationale Nibbles 38:27 Pro D2 Round 23 Review 46:24 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back ahead of the return of the Six Nations, with France travelling to Murrayfield and all eyes on who will appear in the centres in what should be an epic tussle. That's after we discuss a cracking round in the Top 14 as Pau sweep aside Bordeaux and La Rochelle spoil the party at Castres. Plus there's squeaky affairs aplenty in Pro D2, possibly the rugby trip of the season, and Le Crunch on the catwalk. 00:15 Entrées: Lost Weekends & Lost Cinema Walking Tours 04:42 Top 14 Round 18 35:53 France v Scotland: Six Nations Round 4 Preview 46:13 Nationale Nibbles 49:54 Pro D2 Round 22 Review & Round 23 Preview 01:03:21 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by analyst and author of 'Attacking The Space' Sam Larner, to get an expert view on the finer points of French rugby, discussing everything from France's contestable kicking game, to back row balance and favourite spots to take in Pro D2 alongside some heavy liquor! Rob gives us his recommendations for Lille, the Top 14 returns, and why high end kitchen gear might be flying off the shelves in La Rochelle. You can get more from Sam Larner by - Subscribing to his Substack newsletter: https://samlarner.substack.com - Following him on X: @SamLStandsUp - Reading his new book, Attacking the Space: https://geni.us/AttackingTheSpace Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Successful Return from Lille 01:20 Sam Larner Interview - 02:12 Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution - 04:55 France v Italy Review - 23:33 Sam Larner's Love of Pro D2 - 34:47 Dax Deep Dive: Tactical Quirks of Pro D2 - 38:23 Sam's Pro D2 Players to Watch - 41:40 Team Selections in Pro D2 - 42:54 Sam's French Rugby Trip Recommendations - 46:19 Where to Find Sam Larner 47:15 Trip Recommendations: Lille 51:50 Top 14 Round 18 Preview 58:29 Pro D2 Round 21 Review & Pro D2 Round 22 Preview 01:09:55 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Battling an internet connection from 1996, we discuss France's impressive win over Wales in Cardiff & a mad round of Top 14 action with away wins aplenty! The Pro D2 table is starting to take shape, and Kylian Mbappé is enjoying the rugby... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Dodgy Connections & Comedy Delays 03:46 Wales v France Review 29:40 Top 14 Round 17 45:59 Pro D2 Round 20 51:12 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

France are off to a flyer, and we're joined by Paris-based Welsh journalist Illtud Dafydd to discuss a blistering start to the 6 Nations for Fabien Galthié's men. We also get the lowdown on Top 14 club and country shenanigans, Red Star Rugby and the best coffee in Paris! Plus, we preview a cracking weekend with internationals, Top 14 and Pro D2 action wall to wall. You can hear more from Illtud in his weekly newsletter "Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch" on Substack: https://illtuddafydd.substack.com/ Look out for further previews from us at Rosbifs of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! Illtud Dafydd Interview: 00:15 Intro & France Review - France v Ireland Review - Thoughts on Fabien Galthié 22:34 France v Wales Preview 32:51 Top 14 Status Update 38:54 Pro D2 Summary (inc. Background info on Nevers) 44:30 Life in France: Rugby & Recommendations 54:06 Top 14 Round 17 Preview 58:53 France U20s v Ireland U20s Thoughts 1:00:20 Pro D2 Round 20 Preview 01:03:29 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Note: Chapter timestamps don't take account of any adverts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are but days from the start of the Six Nations, and we're discussing the France squad, Galthié's plan for evolution and of course some left over fireworks as we sneak towards the tournament opener against Ireland. Plus we've got pandas, world leaders and Christina Aguilera amongst the serious business of cracking rounds of Top 14 and Pro D2 action, as well as an update on Spy School and an interesting option at fly-half for England. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 France Squad Updates & 6 Nations Preview 24:54 Top 14 Round 16 50:26 Nationale Nibbles & Pro D2 Round 19 Review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back down to earth this week without a guest, but loads to discuss following France's Six Nations Squad announcement, fortresses breached in the Top 14 and some huge away wins in Pro D2. Rob and Rich run through all of that, as well as a week of magic from Fijians in France, burgers in Lille, and it looks like someone is training to become a spy... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby OR Read the articles we are writing for All Things Rugby at allthingsrugby.com or on The Rugby App! 00:15 Entrées: Growing Old 04:35 France Six Nations Squad 22:33 Top 14 Round 15 47:34 Top 14 Round 16 Preview 50:35 Nationale Nibbles 54:20 Pro D2 Round 18 1:03:20 Pro D2 Round 19 Preview (inc. Oyonnax v Vannes available on FRUK Rugby on YouTube) 1:07:26 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by Section Paloise and former Gloucester, Wasps and England scrumhalf Dan Robson, ahead of their top of the table clash with Toulouse in this weekend's Top 14, discussing everything from Pau's league aspirations to France's halfback conundrum and pre-season in the Pyrenees. There's also a full report from our trip to the stunning La Rochelle as Harlequins raid the Marcel Deflandre, and everything else French rugby in a hectic week on and off the field! For snaps and highlights of our trip to La Rochelle, check out our @RosbifsRugby Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/rosbifsrugby/ Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Recovering from La Rochelle 02:17 Dan Robson Interview 44:46 La Rochelle Trip Review 54:45 La Rochelle v Harlequins: Match Day Review 1:01:54 Champions Cup Round 4 Round Up 1:10:01 Challenge Cup Round 4 Round Up 1:12:34 Top 14 Round 15 Preview 1:15:34 Pro D2 Round 17 Review 1:20:20 Pro D2 Round 18 Preview 1:24:19 Nationale Nibbles 1:26:14 France 6N Squad Preview 1:28:22 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined this week by Zack Holmes, Top 14 and Champions Cup Winner to discuss his decade long career in France, life at the big guns of La Rochelle, Toulouse and Bordeaux, and Oyonnax's ambitions for Pro D2. The Champions Cup produced fantastic moments, and we dive into all of that, review a wild time for the French in the Challenge Cup, and mark the pleasing return of the greatest prize in the French game, the Carcassonne Player of the Month Award... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées 01:35 Interview with Zack Holmes 55:29 Champions Cup Round 3 Round Up 1:19:04 Challenge Cup Round 3 Round Up 1:24:41 Round 4 Preview 1:26:14 Pro D2 Round 16 Review 1:32:34 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Perpignan beat the Champions, La Rochelle waltzed past Toulon's kids and the maestro Mathieu Jalibert banged out another superhuman performance to turn a tight one against Racing 92 on it's head. We review all of that, plus preview the return of the Champions and Challenge Cups, ProD2 is back and we have our hopes and fears for 2026. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Rich in Richmond 03:15 Hopes & Fears for 2026 10:36 Top 14 Round 14 Review 32:57 Champions Cup Round 3 Long Weekend Options 35:16 Champions Cup Round 3 Preview 48:47 Challenge Cup Round 3 Preview 50:46 Pro D2 Preview - Provence v Grenoble (Live on FRUK Rugby) 56:04 Pro D2 Round 16 Preview & Nationale Nibbles 59:38 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Christmas leftovers have finally perished and the halfway point of both the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons is upon us, and we have our teams of the season to date to run through, alongside a full round up of the 'Boxing Day' action. There's also some wise words from a Pro D2 veteran and a spot of carnival in Castres... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby Part 1: Entrées & Top 14 Round 13 Review Part 2: Top 14 Team of the Mid-Season, Pro D2 Half-Term Report, & Pro D2 Team of the Mid-Season Part 3: Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the most wonderful time of the year, where Rob devises a quiz to humble the most ardent of French rugby fans - The Rosbifs Rugby Christmas Quiz is back! Rich struggles for both reception (apologies) and answers, and there's the small matter of an on the ground report from a raucous Paris derby in the Top 14. Apologies for the sound! We hope you appreciate the effort to get a podcast out for your enjoyment over Christmas - we will be back next week with a proper full episode with proper audio! Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Christmas Travel 02:43 Paris Weekend Review 07:05 Paris Derby & Stade Jean Bouin Review 15:17 Top 14 Round 12 Round Up 20:26 The Rosbifs Rugby Christmas Quiz 28:31 A look ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amidst the Champions and Challenge cup pessimism there was loads to enjoy over the weekend, not least a couple of epics involving Toulon and Toulouse, as well as French fans bringing some much needed optimism even if their teams didn't! There's also all the news of Pro D2, the return of the Top 14, financial misdemeanours and crucially, a bit of Spotify Wrapped. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: West Country Invasion 05:05 Champions Cup Round 2 05:47 Glasgow v Toulouse 13:02 Toulon v Bath 19:44 Castres v Edinburgh 23:57 Round 2 Round up 28:14 Bristol v Pau 30:24 Challenge Cup Round 2 32:27 Nationale Nibbles 34:18 Pro D2 Round 14:SAXV v Agen 39:55 Pro D2 Round 14 Round Up 41:59 Financial Misdemeanors 47:11 Pro D2 Round 15 Preview48:25 FRUK Thursday Night Game Preview: Béziers v Vannes 52:04 Top 14 Round 12 Preview 58:13 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are one round in, and amidst a deluge of rugby - some awful, some stupendous - we're doing our best to unpack the cliches, the lows and the distinctly Bordeaux flavoured highs from a generally underwhelming round for the French sides. There's also plenty to discuss from Pro D2, housing renovations in the Béarn, and plenty of gastronomic fare in the Petit-Fours. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées 04:24 Champions Cup Round 1 Review 07:16 Bulls v Bordeaux 15:09 Pau v Northampton 20:35 Gloucester v Castres & Is French Rugby Crap? 23:52 Edinburgh v Toulon 25:51 La Rochelle v Leicester 28:29 Round 2 Preview 31:24 Challenge Cup 36:55 Pro D2 Round 13 44:19 Pro D2 Round 14 Preview (incl. SAXV v Agen - available on FRUK Rugby) 50:00 Nationale Nibbles 51:55 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions Cup is back, and we're delighted to be joined Leicester Tigers fly-half Billy Searle before their trip to La Rochelle this weekend. Billy gives us the rundown on his move to Leicester following two fascinating seasons in France and how those experiences across the Top14 and PROD2 have shaped the player he is today. We also have a full preview of the Champions and Challenge Cups, a rundown of a crazy round in the Top14, PROD2 and Beauden Barrett's great tour of Burgundy. 00:15 Entrées: Christmas Jumpers 02:07 Billy Searle Interview 34:30 Champions Cup Preview: Will the French Teams Turn Up? 43:53 Challenge Cup Preview: Will the French Teams Turn Up? 45:36 EPCR Week 1 Fixtures Preview 49:23 Top 14 Round 11 Review 01:07:51 Pro D2 Round Up 01:17:16 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autumn internationals are over, and other than the names and whereabouts of some excellent restaurants in Paris, what have we learned about France in November? We're reviewing a cracking game against the Wallabies as well as the campaign overall, and pondering what needs to change moving into the Six Nations, and whisper it, the World Cup. There's also the usual round up of Top14 action including two brilliant wins on the road for Pau and Castres, unlikely crowdfunding and a live unboxing of some French rugby formalwear. 00:15 Entrées: Autumn Ailments 03:03 Rich's Weekend in Paris: Part 1 05:25 Massy v Bourg-en-Bresse: Rosbifs Review from Massy 08:23 Rich's Weekend in Paris: Part 2 09:50 Rob's Non-Rugby Day in Twickenham 13:19 France v Australia: Rosbifs Review from Stade de France 24:23 Review of France's Autumn & Changes Going Forward 58:20 Nationale Nibbles 1:00:07 Pro D2 Round 12 Preview 1:04:07 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

France flatter to deceive in their win over Fiji, but there’s so much more to discuss in this week’s episode, and not just the gloriously handsome return of Charles Ollivon. The back row band are getting back together, Pro D2 produced one of it’s greatest rounds in living memory, and there is ingenuity aplenty in the Petit-Fours with raclette machines, artisan cards tables making an appearance, and the small French club making waves with a big name signing... Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées 04:03 France v Fiji Review 17:46 France v Australia Preview 21:59 RWC Qualifying: Samoa v Belgium 24:54 Top 14 Returns 31:30 Nationale Nibbles 34:45 Pro D2 Round 11 Review 51:11 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back from Paris where France were served a cold hard slice of reality at the hands of an imperious South Africa side. We discuss where it went wrong through a haze of bière pêche, some shout outs to a few new spots in Paris, alongside a quick recap of PROD2 and Sebastian Chabal's footballing prowess. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Weekend in Paris 09:02 France v South Africa Review 31:34 Top 14 32:22 Pro D2 Round 10 Review 37:32 FRUK Pro D2 Preview: Vannes v Grenoble 41:07 Nationale Nibbles 42:02 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices