Rugby League World's Treiziste Diarist, Pierre Carcau, looks ahead to a new domestic season in France, with an Elite Championship that has reduced in size but which promises to be more competitive than ever.
In some cultures, the number 9 has a double meaning.
It can mean either the end of a cycle, or the beginning of a new one
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