Top 14 Round 21 Preview, Dupont on the Bench & Women’s Six Nations Update

About this episode

Véronique Landew and Bill Hooper preview Round 21 of the Top 14 and discuss the current standings and upcoming matches.

Véronique Landew is joined with co-host Bill Hooper on the French Rugby Connections podcast to review a standout Top 14 “classico” week and look ahead to Round 21 with five rounds left, including La Rochelle vs Bordeaux, Clermont vs Lyon, Bayonne vs Pau, Montpellier vs Perpignan, Castres vs Toulouse, and Sunday’s Paris derby Racing 92 vs Stade Français. They discuss the Top 14 table with Toulouse leading on 71 points and a tight chase through the mid-table, plus the pressure around the bottom...

People in this episode

Host: Véronique Landew

Guest: Bill Hooper

Topics covered

• Top 14 preview
• rugby
• women's rugby
• French rugby
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Top 14
• rugby preview
• French rugby
• women's Six Nations
• match analysis
• sports commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Clermont, Lyon, Bayonne, Pau, Montpellier, Perpignan, Castres, Toulouse

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