French RUGBY CONNECTIONS with Veronique Landew & Bill Hooper

What a treat.  Ireland and France slugged out a fest!
Best match in decades - really?
Six Nations gold.  Thank you.
Veronique and Tom try to calm down after the breathtaking first half in Dublin.  Looking ahead to a 'doublons' weekend in the Top 14 and some fine ProD2.  French rugby remains thrilling! Enjoy the French rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, the rugby podcast with the gallic flair!

This week we share the excitement of Italy's arrival at the top table putting Les Bleus to 18 penalties, and look forward to the coming weekend, in this episode lasting 30 MINS!

World #1 hosts World #2 with the top ranking position waiting to be won or lost.
The Top 14 motored along in the background and gave us a wonderful week-end of close-fought fun matches cutting up the bottom if not the top of the table. Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, the rugby podcast with the gallic flair,

A little Top 14 Music ahead of the 6 Nations big band.

Veronique and Tom review a surprisingly exciting week-end of Top 14 full of close exciting matches.

Ahead of another week-end of intriguing head-to-heads 'sans internationaux'.  Toulouse vs Bayonne anyone?

Without forgetting the incoming Six Nations competition, but are we having the weakest week-end first?

Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS, the rugby podcast with the gallic twist!

Only a few French clubs left in this Champions cup, Toulouse and La Rochelle remain at the top of the Champions competition, but other French teams had had a sorry season. All the South African teams remain; Wales, Ireland and Scotland are very well represented by strong and consistent teams........which bodes well for a tasty Six Nations and World Cup.
The Top 14 limps on next week-end with a 'faux doublon', where the internationals won't be putting in a full match for their clubs.  Plenty of well-matched and interesting combats nonetheless give us a good week-end for armchair watching.  Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS, the rugby podcast with the gallic flair!

Why is the Champions Cup so challenging?

Veronique and Tom digest the fine rugby and incomprehensible administration of the weekend with hardly a complaint and look forward to the tasty forthcoming matches.
Berets tipped to the star players as the French squad is announced with some old, some new, and 11 Toulousains.  Will Manny Meafou get his French passport in time to make it a dozen??
Enjoy the French rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, the podcast with the gallic twist.

We are back!!!! Veronique and Tom run through the Top 14, where it seems that English-like weather and stars being rested produced messy play, kicking-rich, penalty-strewn games which brought flankers into their best games of the year so far.

Brive is heading up, Pau is dropping down, Clermont is worried, and the two Parisian teams look to be where the excitement will be. Discover also how much of a Harlequins fan Tom is .....(too much information ;-) when he supports Quins this weekend.

Ahead of the two weekends of European & SA action, which are the matches to watch!  Tom and I also candidly talk about the South African teams playing this year in the European cup.

Listen, follow, like and comment on the socials! Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, the podcast with the gallic twist!

We are back, after one week's hiatus due to work commitments! This week, Tom and I talk about in 35 mins on:

• How the mighty have fallen.  The Top 14 table - so many top flight teams out of position?
• It's tight too in the ProD2
• Getting ready to rock around Europe
• Welcome to the Stade Toulousain, Jack Willis

Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS, the Rugby podcast with the Gallic flair!

On the French Rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, we talk about the joyful celebrations of the Marseille test match where the current World Champions were bested by the next. Bad bosses: Rassie and his Trump tendencies and  Ronan o'Gara up in front of the beaks again.Berets off to the Ladies RWC21 results, and bellissimo to la squadra who beat Australia for the first time ever. Today, furious Urios was sent to spend more time with his books, engagements, winery, and large cheques, and chapeau to the BaaBaas. Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS, the rugby podcast with the gallic twist!

Yes, the Autumn Internationals are on and, Les Bleus have managed to get a win in the dying seconds of the game with a splendid try from Damien Penaud! It was a real thing of beauty! Tom and I discuss beverages drunk in Rugby stadia such as Gin Rhubarb, Armagnac, alcohol-free beer, and of course, the last weekend of the Top 14. Enjoy the French Rugby CONNECTIONS, the rugby podcast with the gallic twist!

The French Rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast is here! We review and preview the Top14, the ProD2, The women's rugby world cup, and the latest news from the French rugby world. Enjoy the French rugby CONNECTIONS, the Rugby podcast with the Gallic twist.