Author: Mike Rylance
French Super XIII round-up: Catalans shock Lézignan with late comeback
SPIRITED St Estève-XIII Catalan hit back from 20-0 down to score 24 unanswered points in the final quarter at Lézignan. For the second match in…
French Super XIII round-up: Limoux turn up the heat
IN-FORM Limoux kept the pressure on leaders Carcassonne when they hammered St Gaudens 66-18. Maxime Grésèque’s men scored eight first-half tries, three of them coming…
Coupe de France round-up: James Woodburn-Hall sends Avignon into quarter-finals
FORMER Halifax back James Woodburn-Hall booked Avignon’s passage into the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France with a late field-goal. That was after hosts Villeneuve,…
French Super XIII round-up: St Estève-XIII Catalan and Pia share derby honours
A BREATHLESS Catalan derby at Stade Gilbert Brutus ended without a golden-point winner as St Estève-XIII Catalan and Pia fought out a 30-30 draw after…
French Super XIII round-up: Albi survive Toulouse scare
TOULOUSE came close to pulling off the surprise of the weekend as they were holding reigning champions Albi to 6-6 on their own ground, only…
French Super XIII round-up: Ex-Halifax Panthers duo boost Avignon
AFTER making a whirlwind start to the season with four straight wins, Avignon suffered suffered three defeats in a row before finding their rhythm again…
French Super XIII round-up: Carcassonne edge Limoux to stay top
LEADERS Carcassonne held off a spirited fightback by eleven-man Limoux in a fiery derby at the latter’s Stade de l’Aiguille, where the Canaries had not…
French Super XIII: Carcassonne prevent another major upset
A MUCH-IMPROVED Toulouse looked set to cause another major upset at leaders Carcassonne, a week after their shock win over then-unbeaten Avignon. Sébastien Raguin’s men,…
French Super XIII round-up: Carcassonne and Avignon fall to first defeats
TWELVE-MAN Albi pulled off a hard-fought 22-12 victory over unbeaten Carcassonne, their biggest rivals over the past three seasons, despite having forward John Toleafoa sent…
French Super XIII round-up: Avignon spring their biggest surprise yet
AVIGNON, the surprise package so far this season, stunned champions Albi, posting 22 unanswered second-half points to win 32-14. The Bisons have improved dramatically under…