Top 14 Excitement & Surprises...Pau vs Racing 92 Preview & Paris Battle with La Rochelle!

The French Rugby CONNECTONS Podcast, the rugby podcast with the French flair! 17 mins long, no Ads. Established in 2020

Veronique Landew and co-host Bill Hooper discuss French rugby, starting with Pro D2 champions Vannes returning to the Top 14. They preview the Top 14 barrages: Pau vs Racing 92 at Stade du Hameau, noting Pau’s long wait since their last title in 1964, their renaissance and France-linked players, and both predict a Pau win; and Stade Français vs La Rochelle, highlighting La Rochelle’s late-season surge into the top six despite injuries and Uini Atonio’s heart-related retirement, and calling it too close to call. They note the winners face Toulouse and Montpellier in Marseille. Other news includes the access match Provence vs Perpignan, Tom Willis named Premiership player of the season and moving to Bordeaux-Bègles, and the ongoing Sean Edwards departure saga.