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Toulouse 's French centre Pierre-Louis Barassi reacts after scoring a try during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Toulouse and La Rochelle at the Ernest-Wallon stadium in Toulouse on September 15, 2024. Photograph: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)As news reports emerge of English rugby once again being in dire financial straits, while some URC teams continue to live on the edge of their means, a rival competition across the water offers a positive example.
How has France cracked the domestic rugby code, what is it about the Top14 which makes it commercially viable? French rugby journalist James Harrington joins The Counter Ruck to talk through the league’s development, and to pick out what, if anything, other leagues can learn.Joe El-Abd confirmed as new England defence coach to replace Felix Jones‘Your father is a moral eunuch, Ross. Those aren’t my words.
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