Author: Mike Rylance
Former Super League star Tony Gigot steers Albi to historic Elite 1 final
TWELVE-MAN Albi reached their first championship final in 47 years after defeating title holders Limoux in a match full of open play and suspense as…
French Rugby League round-up: Returning James Maloney guides Lézignan into semi-finals
Ex-Catalans Dragons star James Maloney, who landed nine goals from nine attempts, guided Lézignan into a championship semi-final clash at Carcassonne after the FCL crushed…
French Rugby League round-up
With a crushing 44-0 victory over Villeneuve in the last round of the regular part of the season, Limoux overtook Carcassonne on points difference to…
French Rugby League round-up
In a breathless last quarter of the local derby, French Elite 1 Championship leaders Carcassonne edged a 38-34 victory over second-placed Limoux with a Vincent…
French Rugby League round-up
A week after the Super League team’s sensational win over St Helens, the Toulouse reserves caused another upset in the Elite 1 Championship by snatching…
Obituary: David Hadfield – The doyen of Rugby League writers
Back in the early nineties, Dave Hadfield was one of the contributors to the British Coal-sponsored Rugby League Yearbook, edited by Tony Pocock, who, while…
French Rugby League round-up
St Estève-XIII Catalan inflicted only the second defeat of the season on Elite 1 Championship leaders Lézignan, who were toppled 32-16 and conceded six tries….
French Rugby League round-up
With a crushing 62-4 victory over next-to-bottom side Toulouse, Carcassonne narrowed the gap at the top of the table after Lézignan’s match against Villeneuve fell…
French Rugby League round-up
Carcassonne brought Lézignan’s ten-match unbeaten run since the start of the season to a close as they defeated the leaders 31-18 in a stormy game….
French Rugby League round-up
Albi turned on their best performance of the season to upset Carcassonne, five places above them in the table, and cruise to a 34-16 victory….