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...

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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

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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/

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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

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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...

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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

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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.

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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

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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...

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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 Preview
48:25 FRUK Thursday Night Game Preview: Béziers v Vannes

52:04 Top 14 Round 12 Preview

58:13 Petit-Fours & Digestifs

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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