Join Rob and Rich, two Englishmen ('Rosbifs'), as they dive into the heart of French rugby. From the glitz and glamour of the Top14, the madness of ProD2 and the highs and lows of Les Bleus on the international stage, this podcast is a love letter to France's brutal but beautiful game. There's stories from travels to France, dubious insights into French cuisine and culture, and even the odd bit of advice on getting you out to watch a game. Whether you're a die-hard French rugby nerd, curious about the towns and cities central to the game across the Channel, or just enjoy the odd tall tale from our special guests, The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast has you covered!
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as…
How do I follow French Rugby in the UK?
How do I follow French Rugby if I don’t speak French?
What happened to Le French Rugby Podcast?
Is there anyone that talks about French Rugby in English?
What is good about French Rugby?
Why is rugby popular in France?
How does French rugby have so much money?
What Top 14 team should I support?
Are there any podcasts about French Rugby, Top 14 or Pro D2?
What is the best rugby experience in France?
What is the best place to visit for rugby in France?
How do I organise a trip to watch a Top 14 game?
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Join Rob and Rich, two Englishmen ('Rosbifs'), as they dive into the heart of French rugby. From the glitz and glamour of the Top14, the madness of ProD2 and the highs and lows of Les Bleus on the international stage, this podcast is a love letter to France's brutal but beautiful game. There's stories from travels to France, dubious insights into French cuisine and culture, and even the odd bit of advice on getting you out to watch a game. Whether you're a die-hard French rugby nerd, curious about the towns and cities central to the game across the Channel, or just enjoy the odd tall tale from our special guests, The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast has you covered!
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as…
How do I follow French Rugby in the UK?
How do I follow French Rugby if I don’t speak French?
What happened to Le French Rugby Podcast?
Is there anyone that talks about French Rugby in English?
What is good about French Rugby?
Why is rugby popular in France?
How does French rugby have so much money?
What Top 14 team should I support?
Are there any podcasts about French Rugby, Top 14 or Pro D2?
What is the best rugby experience in France?
What is the best place to visit for rugby in France?
How do I organise a trip to watch a Top 14 game?
Back from Paris where France were served a cold hard slice of reality at the hands of an imperious South Africa side. We discuss where it went wrong through a haze of bière pêche, some shout outs to a few new spots in Paris, alongside a quick recap of PROD2 and Sebastian Chabal's footballing prowess.
Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby
00:15 Entrées: Weekend in Paris
09:02 France v South Africa Review
31:34 Top 14
32:22 Pro D2 Round 10 Review
37:32 FRUK Pro D2 Preview: Vannes v Grenoble
41:07 Nationale Nibbles
42:02 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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France face South Africa in their biggest game since bowing out of their home World Cup to the same side, and we're discussing all the big headlines ahead of it: spies in the building, securing new merch in the stash shop and Romain Taofifénua's mystery injuries. Plus: find out all about 'The Panda' in the France squad...
We have a round up of all the usual league action with a special nod to some intriguing results in both Pro D2 and Nationale, as well as Swedish dumplings, The Montpellier Swingometer and life saving vino.
Look out for further previews of this weekend's games over on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@RosbifsRugby
00:15 Entrées: Traitors & Stockholm
07:06 Top 14 Round 9
09:00 Own Try of the Season Contender
11:47 Cognac Rugby Players
18:21 Perpignan Coaching News
26:00 Toulon v La Rochelle rearranged game
27:28 Player of the Top 14?
29:53 France v South Africa Preview
46:40 Nationale Nibbles
48:29 Pro D2 Round 9
58:28 Petit Fours & Digestifs
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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
00:15 Entrées: Rosbifs Rugby's next venture?
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
00:15 - Entrées: Green is the Colour
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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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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Forget the Oscars, the Grammys, the BAFTAs... the most prestigious event in the awards calendar is here, the Rosbifs Rugby Golden Boeufs Awards. We're crowning everything from Players of the Season to the best scandals, accidental tries and best stadium food, recapping a crazy year as we go.
Covering the Top14 to Federale 3, Brittany to the Basque Country and pretty much everything in between, join us to celebrate the conclusion of Series 2 and another remarkable year of French rugby.
00:15 - Entrées: Rosbifs Year in Numbers
04:03 - La Nuit du Rosbifs: Rosbifs Rugby's Awards
05:05 - Rosbifs Trip of the Year
08:53 - Pro D2 Player of the Year
11:32 - Révélation
16:51 - Rosbifs' Shambolic Incident of the Year
21:50 - Rosbifs' Sartorial Excellence Award
25:24 - France International Player of the Year
27:19 - Guest Moment of the Year
30:04 - Try of the Season
33:35 - Own Try of the Season
36:15 - Best Food on Tour
39:55 - Top 14 Player of the Year
43:11 - Season Achievement Award
46:48 - Predictions Results
53:16 - Petit-Four of the Season
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We made it! The 24/25 is season is over, with a gallant French performance not quite enough to unseat the All Blacks in Hamilton, in a game of epic defence, attacking imperfection and criminal DJ interventions.
We take a look through the winners and losers from the tour, Rob gives us his ones to watch after a World Cup 4th place for the U20s, and there's weddings, giant jackets and transfer mayhem in the Petit-Fours.
00:15 - Entrées: Woke Yoghurt
03:13 - NZ v France - 3rd Test Review
17:35 - France in New Zealand: Tour Review
31:09 - France U20s: World Championships Review
43:03 - Petit Fours & Digestifs
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France took a hammering down in Wellington, and having vociferously defended Galthie and co up now, those in Rosbif towers aren't happy about this one! A double dose of disappointment at the hands of New Zealand was confirmed in the U20s but in more exciting news, the fixture announcements are here, as are an angry swarm of bees in the Cantal...
02:15 - New Zealand v France 2nd Test Review
20:01 - 3rd Test Preview
22:46 - Other International Rugby
25:26 - France U20s v NZ U20s - U20s World Championship Semi Final
30:10 - Wainiqolo Wonders
31:26 - Top 14 Pitch Rankings
36:05 - Top 14 & Pro D2 JIFF Rankings
38:01 - Petit Fours & Digestifs
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Transpires there is depth in French rugby!
Les Bleus 2nds/3rds/Under 9s (depending on who you listen to) gave the All Blacks an almighty scare down in Dunedin. We get into all of that and why, despite such promise, things may be ominous for the rest of the series.
Then its the BIG ONE! The much awaited 'Rosbifs Rugby Top14 Team of the Season'. Which big hitters miss out and which unheralded favourites make the cut?
00:15 - Entrées: Hire Cars & Heaven
02:47 - New Zealand v France: 1st Test Review
22:01 - 2nd Test Preview
24:26 - France U20s v Wales U20s Review
26:32 - Rosbifs Rugby's Top 14 Team of the Season
52:17 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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The curtain came down on the Top14 season is the most spectacular of fashion, Stade Toulousain and Union Bordeaux Bègles battling out a classic under the Parisian lights. We try and dissect an all-timer of final, with some incredible individual performances both on the pitch and in the bar afterwards.
For those of a lower league disposition, we have our PROD2 team of the season, plus transfer rumours and updates from both Albi and Les Albicestes.
00:15 - Entrées: Sweating, Seasides & Social Media dodging
05:47 - Top 14 Final
31:48 - Rosbifs Rugby's Pro D2 Team of the Season
55:21 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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The Demi-finales are done and dusted, leaving us to salivate over the showpiece in the French Rugby calendar this weekend, where it's Goliath vs Goliath as Stade Toulousain take on Union Bordeaux Bègles in Paris. We preview that, round up the action in Lyon, and take a look ahead to France touring New Zealand.
00:15 - Entrées: A Day to Forget
02:34 - Top 14 Semi Finals
03:33 - Toulouse v Bayonne Review
13:12 - Bordeaux v Toulon Review
22:48 - Preview: Top 14 Final
33:28 - England A v France A
42:23 - France Squad for NZ Tour
48:55 - Barbarians v South Africa: Top 14 involvement
52:57 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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It was heartbreak in the Alps, jubilation in the Basque Country and celebrations on the Med, as the Top14 reaches it's conclusion. We catch up on all things Barrage, Access Match and of course Federale 2, whilst looking ahead to some intriguing selections as a France XV travel to Twickenham this weekend.
00:15 - Entrées: Travels, Food & Sporting Heroics
05:00 - Top 14 Access Match: Grenoble v Perpignan Review
19:09 - Top 14 Barrage: Toulon v Castres Review
25:49 - Top 14 Barrage: Bayonne v Clermont Review
28:39 - Top 14 Semi Finals Preview
36:40 - France XV squad vs England XV
46:03 - France U20s squad
49:22 - Petit-Fours & Digestifs
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With Rob away enjoying some well earned sunshine, Rich is joined by former Northampton man and Bayonne lock, Alex Moon. Alex gives us the lowdown on Basque history lessons, the role of the unsung squad members at Stade Jean Dauger, and what it's like playing second row in the Top14 Land of Giants.
Enjoy this interview special! We'll be back later in the week to round off the Top14, Access Match and a few petit-fours to boot.
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Join Rob and Rich, two Englishmen ('Rosbifs'), as they dive into the heart of French rugby. From the glitz and glamour of the Top14, the madness of ProD2 and the highs and lows of Les Bleus on the international stage, this podcast is a love letter to France's brutal but beautiful game. There's stories from travels to France, dubious insights into French cuisine and culture, and even the odd bit of advice on getting you out to watch a game. Whether you're a die-hard French rugby nerd, curious about the towns and cities central to the game across the Channel, or just enjoy the odd tall tale from our special guests, The Rosbifs Rugby Podcast has you covered!
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as…
How do I follow French Rugby in the UK?
How do I follow French Rugby if I don’t speak French?
What happened to Le French Rugby Podcast?
Is there anyone that talks about French Rugby in English?
What is good about French Rugby?
Why is rugby popular in France?
How does French rugby have so much money?
What Top 14 team should I support?
Are there any podcasts about French Rugby, Top 14 or Pro D2?
What is the best rugby experience in France?
What is the best place to visit for rugby in France?
How do I organise a trip to watch a Top 14 game?
