There is absolutely no need for the Top 14 to introduce a marquee player rule.
Salary credits clubs get from having international players (~ €200k per man) is already making the playing field less level. Toulouse get > €2m extra cap space thanks to 🇫🇷 internationals. They don’t need more headroom.
Ligue 1, bebe
Tom Pidcock withdraws from this week's #TourDeSuisse due to a "viral infection"
Far from ideal prep for the #TDF2026, which starts on July 4
Briatte hurt his shoulder in touching down his third and is a doubt for Saturday's semi-final
"I'll ice it up this week and hope it holds up for Marseille"
Via Canal+
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My XV:
Attissogbe; Ambadiang, Depoortere, Moefana, Arfeuil; Hastoy, NLG; Gazzotti, Capilla, Bochaton; Guillard, Palu; Montagne, Lamothe, Poirot
There's an open training session at Marcoussis tomorrow so we'll see what Fabien Galthie's ideas are
12 months ago Stade Francais finished one point from the #Top14 relegation play-off spot
Paul Gustard's side are now 80 minutes away from the final
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LNR president Yann Roubert tells L'Equipe he's against a marquee player after players' union boss Malik Hamadache said he wanted the rule introduced
"Do we really need a change so that three, four or five stars come to the #Top14 instead of Japan or England?"
www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Articl...
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LNR president Yann Roubert tells L'Equipe he's against a marquee player after players' union boss Malik Hamadache said he wanted the rule introduced
"Do we really need a change so that three, four or five stars come to the #Top14 instead of Japan or England?"
www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Articl...
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Le président de la LNR Yann Roubert défend le règlement actuel de l'encadrement de la masse salariale en Top 14. Un système qui permet selon lui de protéger l'ensemble du rugby professionnel français.
Le président de la LNR Yann Roubert défend le règlement actuel de l'encadrement de la masse salariale en Top 14. Un système qui permet selon lui de protéger l'ensemble du rugby professionnel français.
HT | Stade Francais 19-0 La Rochelle
Briatte double and a Barre worldie the difference
The hosts are off it, and have lost Scalvi, Kante Samba and Boudehent to injuries
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Plenty of UBB faces in there including Jeffersoin Poirot, six years on from making his Test retirement
Castres' Cameroon-born winger Christian Ambadiang among the uncapped players
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Keito Nakamura certainly has the potential to be a breakout star in this tournament. Comes on the back of consecutive seasons with double-digit league goals for Reims. #NEDJPN
