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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

France face South Africa in their biggest game since bowing out of their home World Cup to the same side, and we're discussing all the big headlines ahead of it: spies in the building, securing new merch in the stash shop and Romain Taofifénua's mystery injuries. Plus: find out all about 'The Panda' in the France squad... We have a round up of all the usual league action with a special nod to some intriguing results in both Pro D2 and Nationale, as well as Swedish dumplings, The Montpellier Swingometer and life saving vino. Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Traitors & Stockholm 07:06 Top 14 Round 9 09:00 Own Try of the Season Contender 11:47 Cognac Rugby Players 18:21 Perpignan Coaching News 26:00 Toulon v La Rochelle rearranged game 27:28 Player of the Top 14? 29:53 France v South Africa Preview 46:40 Nationale Nibbles 48:29 Pro D2 Round 9 58:28 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a typically mad week in French rugby, with the 42 man squad for the Autumn Series announced, an historic win for Montauban and an away win for the ages for Angouleme in ProD2. We discuss all that, as well as the fallout at Perpignan, some eye-catching transfer rumours and the evolution of the Rosbifs FTSE index. Lookout for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Rosbifs Rugby's next venture? 02:57 Top 14 Round 8 30:16 Top 14 Round 9 Preview 37:07 France Squad News 45:29 Pro D2 Round 8 57:19 Pro D2 Round 9 Preview 59:48 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plenty going on this week in French rugby, with oodles of late drama across both the Top14 and PROD2. We look ahead to the Autumn Internationals and piece together what a 42 man squad might look like with one or two potential surprise names, and Fabien Galthié is away on food-tasting duties... Lookout for further preview of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 - Entrées: Green is the Colour 03:36 - Pau v Toulouse 12:43 - Top 14 Round 7 Round Up 25:13 - Pro D2 Round 7 Round Up 31:45 - Rosbifs' Autumn Nations France Squad 1:02:11 - Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're joined this week on the podcast by former Newcastle Falcons, and now Vannes man Ben Stevenson, giving us the inside line on Vannes's plans to get back to the the Top14, some mad initiations and settling into life if Brittany. We also have a summary of the action of a round of Top14 filled with late drama, a look ahead to the return of PROD2, and Nans Ducuing has only got his hands on a Creative Director role at Canal+... 00:15 Entrées 04:24 Top 14 Round 6 26:20 Ben Stevenson Interview 57:50 Pro D2 Round 7 Preview 1:03:15 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rosbif Revolution continues, with Jack Willis becoming the second Englishman to win the coveted Top14 Player of the Season Award! We're in reflective mood as we look back over all the awards at the annual La Nuit de Rugby, as well as reviewing the end of the first block of ProD2. There was late drama, coach sackings and blistering tries in the Top14, as well as a mask-based tribute to a returning legend. Lookout for further preview of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby 00:15 Entrées: Pray for the Jumpers 03:01 La Nuit du Rugby 09:48 Top 14 Round 5 30:54 Top 14 Round 6 Preview 38:00 Pro D2: Block 1 Review 55:49 Nationale Nibbles 57:51 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back from a fabulous few days in France, indulging in incredible food, beautiful wine and raucous rugby stadia! There are updates from behind the scenes in Agen, frustration in Montauban and a bit of a hammering for Rich's boys Castres at the hands of Toulouse. We've also got trip highlights, the usual round up from across the leagues and a couple of petit-fours... 00:15 Post Trip Blues 02:30 Trip Review: Day 4 - Lourdes & Return Flight 05:14 Trip Review: Day 1 - Bordeaux & Agen 20:30 Trip Review: Day 2 - Toulouse 23:03 Trip Review: Day 3 - Montauban & Toulouse 34:15 Trip Highlights 37:39 Top 14 Round 4 Round up 51:07 Pro D2 Round 5 Round up 56:51 Nationale Nibbles 58:50 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of a first trip to Agen, we catch up with their English Tighthead Beau Farrance, discussing all things injury comebacks, being a European Judo Champion and playing with your brother in PROD2. There's also a whip through of all the action across the Top14, a bit of chat about retro Italian football shirts, and of course the mad weather down in Toulon! 0:15 Entrées: Or should it be Aperitivo? 05:28 Top 14 Round 3 Summary 19:18 Interview with Beau Farrance 48:38 Pro D2 Round 4 58:24 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:15 Entrées: Holiday Time 02:52 Women's World Cup: France v Ireland 05:19 Top 14 Round 2 Review 30:00 Top 14 Round 3 Preview 39:19 Pro D2 Round 3 Review 50:15 Pro D2 Round 4 Preview 53:10 Nationale Nibbles, Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're joined by Top14 new boys Montauban back rower Karl Wilkins to discuss how this season's underdogs are approaching being back in the top tier, as well as getting the inside line on their remarkable ProD2 Championship win last season. We've also got the usual round up of all the action across the leagues, as well as some interesting burger concoctions in the petit-fours. 00:15 Entrées: Rich's trip to Women's World Cup 05:29 Return of the Top 14 11:05 Karl Wilkins Interview 42:30 Top 14 Round 1 Review 55:12 Pro D2 Round 2 Review 01:01:01 Nationale Nibbles 1:03:19 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Big Boys are back in town. The Top14 is back, and so are we with a special bumper edition to usher in the return of Europe's premier club competition. Can anyone topple Toulouse? Can Montauban muster the magic of last season and beat the odds to stay up? Just how much pressure are the big guns of Toulon and La Rochelle under to deliver silverwear? We run the rule over all the sides, signings and aspirations across the French top tier, as well as a full round of an incredible opening round of ProD2. 00:15 Entrées 02:32 Top 14 Returns! 11:27 Top 14 Season Preview: Title Contenders 22:08 Top 14 Preview: Chasing Pack 33:07 Top 14 Preview: The Bottom End 46:23 Top 14 Preview: New Boys Montauban 50:06 Top 14: Players to Watch & Best Signings 56:51 Pro D2 Round 1 Review 1:13:55 Pro D2 Round 2 Preview 1:17:30 Nationale Nibbles 1:19:45 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French rugby is back, and so is Rosbifs Rugby! And what a start to the season we have, with the small matter of the Women's World Cup, a full ProD2 preview covering all the runners and riders, and of course a look ahead into the crystal ball of mouth-watering French rugby excursions , all in our first episode of Series 3. Enjoy! 00:15 - Entrées: Renovations & NRL Innovations 05:58 - Women's Rugby World Cup: France v Italy 11:00 - Pro D2 Season Preview 18:03 - Pro D2 Preview: Play off contenders 29:40 - Pro D2 Preview: Mid-table challengers 43:30 - Pro D2 Preview: Relegation candidates 47:52 - Pro D2 Preview: Players to Watch & Best Signings 55:37 - Pro D2 Round 1 Preview 57:16 - Nationale Nibbles: Round 1 Review 01:01:37 - Nationale: Table predictions 01:03:17 - Rosbifs Trips: Our Top Travel picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget the Oscars, the Grammys, the BAFTAs... the most prestigious event in the awards calendar is here, the Rosbifs Rugby Golden Boeufs Awards. We're crowning everything from Players of the Season to the best scandals, accidental tries and best stadium food, recapping a crazy year as we go. Covering the Top14 to Federale 3, Brittany to the Basque Country and pretty much everything in between, join us to celebrate the conclusion of Series 2 and another remarkable year of French rugby. 00:15 - Entrées: Rosbifs Year in Numbers 04:03 - La Nuit du Rosbifs: Rosbifs Rugby's Awards 05:05 - Rosbifs Trip of the Year 08:53 - Pro D2 Player of the Year 11:32 - Révélation 16:51 - Rosbifs' Shambolic Incident of the Year 21:50 - Rosbifs' Sartorial Excellence Award 25:24 - France International Player of the Year 27:19 - Guest Moment of the Year 30:04 - Try of the Season 33:35 - Own Try of the Season 36:15 - Best Food on Tour 39:55 - Top 14 Player of the Year 43:11 - Season Achievement Award 46:48 - Predictions Results 53:16 - Petit-Four of the Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We made it! The 24/25 is season is over, with a gallant French performance not quite enough to unseat the All Blacks in Hamilton, in a game of epic defence, attacking imperfection and criminal DJ interventions. We take a look through the winners and losers from the tour, Rob gives us his ones to watch after a World Cup 4th place for the U20s, and there's weddings, giant jackets and transfer mayhem in the Petit-Fours. 00:15 - Entrées: Woke Yoghurt 03:13 - NZ v France - 3rd Test Review 17:35 - France in New Zealand: Tour Review 31:09 - France U20s: World Championships Review 43:03 - Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

France took a hammering down in Wellington, and having vociferously defended Galthie and co up now, those in Rosbif towers aren't happy about this one! A double dose of disappointment at the hands of New Zealand was confirmed in the U20s but in more exciting news, the fixture announcements are here, as are an angry swarm of bees in the Cantal... 02:15 - New Zealand v France 2nd Test Review 20:01 - 3rd Test Preview 22:46 - Other International Rugby 25:26 - France U20s v NZ U20s - U20s World Championship Semi Final 30:10 - Wainiqolo Wonders 31:26 - Top 14 Pitch Rankings 36:05 - Top 14 & Pro D2 JIFF Rankings 38:01 - Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transpires there is depth in French rugby! Les Bleus 2nds/3rds/Under 9s (depending on who you listen to) gave the All Blacks an almighty scare down in Dunedin. We get into all of that and why, despite such promise, things may be ominous for the rest of the series. Then its the BIG ONE! The much awaited 'Rosbifs Rugby Top14 Team of the Season'. Which big hitters miss out and which unheralded favourites make the cut? 00:15 - Entrées: Hire Cars & Heaven 02:47 - New Zealand v France: 1st Test Review 22:01 - 2nd Test Preview 24:26 - France U20s v Wales U20s Review 26:32 - Rosbifs Rugby's Top 14 Team of the Season 52:17 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The curtain came down on the Top14 season is the most spectacular of fashion, Stade Toulousain and Union Bordeaux Bègles battling out a classic under the Parisian lights. We try and dissect an all-timer of final, with some incredible individual performances both on the pitch and in the bar afterwards. For those of a lower league disposition, we have our PROD2 team of the season, plus transfer rumours and updates from both Albi and Les Albicestes. 00:15 - Entrées: Sweating, Seasides & Social Media dodging 05:47 - Top 14 Final 31:48 - Rosbifs Rugby's Pro D2 Team of the Season 55:21 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Demi-finales are done and dusted, leaving us to salivate over the showpiece in the French Rugby calendar this weekend, where it's Goliath vs Goliath as Stade Toulousain take on Union Bordeaux Bègles in Paris. We preview that, round up the action in Lyon, and take a look ahead to France touring New Zealand. 00:15 - Entrées: A Day to Forget 02:34 - Top 14 Semi Finals 03:33 - Toulouse v Bayonne Review 13:12 - Bordeaux v Toulon Review 22:48 - Preview: Top 14 Final 33:28 - England A v France A 42:23 - France Squad for NZ Tour 48:55 - Barbarians v South Africa: Top 14 involvement 52:57 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was heartbreak in the Alps, jubilation in the Basque Country and celebrations on the Med, as the Top14 reaches it's conclusion. We catch up on all things Barrage, Access Match and of course Federale 2, whilst looking ahead to some intriguing selections as a France XV travel to Twickenham this weekend. 00:15 - Entrées: Travels, Food & Sporting Heroics 05:00 - Top 14 Access Match: Grenoble v Perpignan Review 19:09 - Top 14 Barrage: Toulon v Castres Review 25:49 - Top 14 Barrage: Bayonne v Clermont Review 28:39 - Top 14 Semi Finals Preview 36:40 - France XV squad vs England XV 46:03 - France U20s squad 49:22 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Rob away enjoying some well earned sunshine, Rich is joined by former Northampton man and Bayonne lock, Alex Moon. Alex gives us the lowdown on Basque history lessons, the role of the unsung squad members at Stade Jean Dauger, and what it's like playing second row in the Top14 Land of Giants. Enjoy this interview special! We'll be back later in the week to round off the Top14, Access Match and a few petit-fours to boot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich is back from a solo venture taking in pretentious dutchmen, a glorious market town and Brive's remarkable loss at the hands of Montauban and Jerome Bosviel, among other things. We recap how the Stade Amédée-Domenech was stunned into silence, Grenoble's phenomenal performance in the Alps, and all the permutations heading into the last round of fixtures in the Top14. There's also emotional send offs a plenty as some recent legends of French club rugby play their final games on home turf. 00:15 - Entrées: Rich's trip to Franch 10:10 - Match Day at Brive: Rich's Rosbif Review 13:43 - Brive v Montauban: Pro D2 Semi Final Review 23:20 - Grenoble v Provence: Pro D2 Semi Final Review 31:36 - Top 14 Round 25 Review 32:36 - Clermont v Stade Francais Paris 43:48 - Top 14 Retiring Legends Mini-Quiz 48:59 - French Rugby Fathers-in-law 52:04 - Match Day at Merignac: Rich's Rosbif Review 55:27 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bordeaux net the big one, with a deserved triumph in Cardiff and boy did they celebrate! We recap the game itself, post-match shenanigans and UBB's talisman switching careers to law enforcement... Elsewhere, ProD2 was shown in the UK and Ireland courtesy of FR-UK Rugby, and if Provence's power against SAXV was to be expected, the drama and romance of everyone's favourite competition was on full show in Colomiers. 00:15 - Entrées: Wembley! 04:59 - Champions Cup Final 15:38 - Bordeaux's Celebrations 21:32 - Challenge Cup Final 24:22 - Castres v Clermont 25:58 - Top 14 Round 25 Preview 29:59 - Pro D2 Barrages Review 42:29 - Pro D2 Semi Final Preview 48:30 Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Champions Cup Final may be on the horizon, but we're joined by the real man of the hour! Johnny McPhillips, straight from securing Carcassonne's return to ProD2 joins us on the pod this week to discuss that kick, what it means to a proud rugby city and most importantly, gives us the lowdown on that butcher in Les Halles! There's also the full Top14 round up, we preview Bordeaux's trip to Cardiff, and the ProD2 Barrage is on the horizon. 00:15 - Entrées 02:34 - Pro D2: Final Round Summary 08:11 - Biarritz Relegated 13:36 - Johnny McPhillips Interview 45:54 - Pro D2 Barrages Preview 54:31 - Top 14 Round 24 Summary 59:45 - Bordeaux & Champions Cup Final Preview 01:08:07 Petit Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tragic death of Josaia Raisuque cast an indelible shadow over French and World Rugby this last week. We remember an extraordinarily talented, complex and hugely loved character whose untimely passing was honoured in a series of tributes across the country and will no doubt continue through the rest of the season. There were huge games at both the top and bottom of the Top14 and ProD2, with Barrage places settled, finals on the horizon, and access matches looming for some of the historical big hitters (Stade Francais and Agen anyone?!). 00:15 - Entrées 04:16 - Rest In Love, Josaia Raisuqe 09:41 - Top 14 09:41 - USAP v Stade Francais 16:25 - Vannes v La Rochelle 22:33 - Racing 92 v Bayonne 25:38 - Lyon v Pau 29:24 - Montpellier v UBB 32:20 - Toulon v Toulouse 41:10 - Round 24 & Beyond 45:26 - Nationale Nibbles 49:35 - Pro D2 Wrap Up 01:00:54 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate the Lions Squad announcement, we have a bumper episode this week, as we're joined by The Times Sports Reporter and French rugby afficionado Elgan Alderman, to help us in the noble quest of piecing together a 21st Century France-based Lions XV . We also have the small matter of an incredible Champions Cup semi-final weekend including Bordeaux's huge win over Toulouse, and of course a preview of all things Top14, ProD2 and our beloved Nationale. Key chapters: 01:55 - UBB v Toulouse: Semi-Final Review 22:14 - Interview with Elgan Alderman 28:03 - French-based Lions XV of the Century 57:10 - Nationale Nibbles 58:33 - Top 14 Round 23 Mini-preview 01:01:06 - Pro D2 Round 29 Mini-preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The post trip blues have set in for Rob on return from a trip full of rugby, butter and chance encounters. Get the lowdown on the derby weekend, including San Sebastian as a host venue, an incredible result for Vannes against local rivals Toulon and a hammering in Paris that leaves Stade Francais on the brink. Grenoble confirm a home semi in ProD2 and the Nationale is confirmed. 00:00 - Entrées: #Inspired but Ageing 05:45 - San Sebastian: Match Day Experience 14:59 - Bayonne v Pau: Rob's Anoeta Summary 20:00 - Vannes v Toulon 25:00 - Bordeaux v La Rochelle 27:13 - Paris Derby 31:47 - European Semi Finals Preview 36:17 - Nationale Nibbles 41:30 - Pro D2: Derby Weekend Review 42:57 - Rob's Roving Reports - Biarritz v Beziers 48:14 - Rob's Roving Reports - Mont-de-Marsan v Dax 56:54 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob is dialling in from somewhere in the Pyrenees, with Pau top of the agenda after their late defeat to a much changed UBB side amidst the rain and foie gras of the Stade de Hameau. We also look ahead to the most important derby weekend fixture with all eyes on La Defense and the faltering Parisian sides, as well as previewing an intriguing set of derby fixtures in ProD2. Nationale reaches it's regular season denouement, and there's even a guest appearance from a Tour de France stage winner. 00:00 - 04:15 - Entrées 04:15 - 20:21 - Pau Matchday and UBB 20:21 - 32:00 - Top14 Best of the Rest 32:00 - 43:00 - Round 22 Preview 43:00 - 46:25 - Nationale Nibbles 46:35 - 01:01:37 - ProD2 01:01:37 - 01:06:37 - Digestifs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices