Top Quatorze and Pro de Deux Thread Officielle - endorsed by Gerry Thornley

Sidney · November 29, 2014, 1:05pm

A feast of top quality rugby this weekend in France. Really looking forward to seeing how Bernard Jackman and my beloved Grenoble get on at the Stade Ernest-Wallon in tonight’s showpiece live TV attraction. J-Sex and Racing Metro face a daunting trip to Castres. Good to see Jonny reaffirming his total commitment to Racing Metro for the rest of the season during the week, not that it was ever in any doubt. And what about the first game up today between Toulon and Clermont Auvergne, talk about a clash of the titans! Some tasty looking action in the Pro de Deux also, particularly the clash of Perpignan and Aurillac.

I’ll be expecting quality input from @Fagan ODowd[/USER] and [USER=367]@mickee321 on this thread.

Top Quatorze fixtures
Saturday , November 29
Toulon vs Clermont Auvergne13:45
Lyon vs Montpellier18:30
La Rochelle vs Bayonne18:30
Castres vs Racing Metro Paris18:30
Oyonnax vs Bordeaux-Begles18:30
Toulouse vs Grenoble20:45
Sunday , November 30
Stade Francais vs Brive18:00

Pro de Deux fixtures:

myboyblue · November 29, 2014, 1:30pm

There’s now about half a dozen threads about rugby or discussing rugby or betting on rugby on the first page of this forum.

dancarter · November 29, 2014, 1:53pm

It’s a rugby racing and GAA forum.

Sidney · October 6, 2016, 11:25pm

Finally some talking points for our dedicated thread.

@dancarter should be able to give us the inside track.

Jacky Lorenzetti must be a worried man.

Sidney · June 4, 2017, 7:31pm

Incredible scenes at the Stade de France before tonight’s Top Quatorze final between Clermont and Toulon as President Macron met the players.

Le President’s handshakes weren’t a cursory touching of the hands like you’d see in the British Isles. Macron gave a full 10-15 seconds with each player with full eye contact and a continual firm hand engagement.

Two of the darker skinned Clermont players even got down on their knees in thanks to him, presumably for beating that vile boot Le Pen.

gilgamboa · June 4, 2017, 8:52pm

Cracking game. The yellow army win the Bouclier

Sidney · June 4, 2017, 8:55pm

A great club with great fans.

Fagan_ODowd · June 4, 2017, 8:59pm

Couldn’t be more delighted for the genuine rugby fans of the High Massif and Aurelien Rougerie.

Fagan_ODowd · June 4, 2017, 9:00pm

The lovely Brigitte here greeting the players.

Fagan_ODowd · June 4, 2017, 9:02pm

The Toulon goalkicker is over in New Zealand playing friendlies while the stand in goal kicker misses crucial kicks.

Sidney · June 4, 2017, 9:04pm

A rotten and cynical organisation. The Le Pens of the Top Quatorze, even if their employment policies are the direct opposite of the National Front’s.

The good guys won tonight.

gilgamboa · June 4, 2017, 9:30pm

Absolute farce of a situation. Sling yer hook halfpenny

mickee321 · January 4, 2019, 6:47pm

@Sidney
Paul wallace and franno giving a tour de force here on today fm.
Franno sounds like a man full of liquor firing out broadsides and Paul has the disposition of a man who is on a couch with a cigar after a 4 course meal

Sidney · March 30, 2019, 6:59am

The top shagger* is not getting on very well in the Top Quatorze.

However Stuey seems to be olding his own in the Pro de Deux.

*It was actually Olding who said this.

Sidney · May 4, 2019, 3:21pm

Toulouse have gone back to basics, ie. ridicuously brilliant length of the field tries, and everybody should be delighted about that.

the_man_himself · May 4, 2019, 3:27pm

Beautiful stuff

mickee321 · May 5, 2019, 10:16am

Fantastic

Fagan_ODowd · June 15, 2019, 8:55pm

Clermont come up short in another final as Toulouse take their 20th Bouclier de Brennus. Clermonts team of lumbering South Sea islanders never looked like breaching the Toulaisain defensive line.

Sidney · June 15, 2019, 9:13pm

Wonderful

Like Liverpool, Toulouse are European royalty

The natural order of things has been restored

Fagan_ODowd · June 15, 2019, 9:13pm

Clermont are the Juventus of rubby