Rosbifs Rugby

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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