A deserved pay day Reports from France have said that Leinster scrum-half Luke McGrath has ‘agreed’ to join Top 14 side Perpignan. The 33-year-old has over 250 appearances for Leinster since his debut in 2012, and is one of their five most capped players of all-time. He has also won 19 caps for Ireland, the […]

2 weeks ago

Simon Zebo crossed for a brilliant hat-trick in Racing’s 52-14 win over Perpignan on Saturday. Zebo scored three of Racing’s eight tries on the day to take his season tally to 11, just one score behind Top 14 leader and teammate Virimi Vakatawa. Racing sit in fourth place in the Top 14 with 14 wins […]

7 years ago

Former Ulster and Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson will not make the trip to Ireland this weekend for Perpignan’s Challenge Cup match with Connacht at the Sportsground. Jackson said earlier this week that it would be great to play on Irish soil again but he will now have to wait a little longer for that opportunity […]

7 years ago

Former Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson could be on the move again next season with his club side Perpignan currently languishing at the bottom of the Top 14. The Pyrénées-Orientales club have not won a single game this season and currently sit nine points adrift of 13th placed Agen. Jackson signed for the seven-time champions in […]

7 years ago

The former Ulster outhalf is settling in nicely at his new club. French rugby players don’t get much of a break at all. Six weeks after the French national side finished up their three-Test tour of New Zealand, the country’s Top 14 and Pro D2 sides were back out in pre-season matches. Forget this 11-month […]

8 years ago

The Stade Aimé Giral will be the scene for some significant Irish rugby interest near the end of this month. France’s Top 14 league starts on the weekend of August 24-26 and there is a match on the fixture list that will draw a lot of Irish eyes. While Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo will […]

8 years ago