Author: Pierre Carcau
Treiziste Diary: How is French rugby league trying to tell its story?
In France, rugby league does not suffer from too much communication – but from too little clarity. How can the sport better tell its own…
Treiziste Diary: Looking back at 2006, a pivotal year for France
Following the passing of historian and journalist Cliff Spracklen, Pierre Carcau reflects on the insights from Spracklen’s Treiziste Diary columns in 2006 – a pivotal…
Treiziste Diary: Meet Bruno Onteniente, the voice of Catalans Dragons
Searching for rugby league coverage in France is not always easy, but one person in particular leads the way in bringing news about the game…
Treiziste Diary: Big opportunities and challenges for French game in 2026
Although the 2026 Rugby League World Cups will be a hard-sell in France for various reasons, Super League now brings all sorts of possibilities with…
Treiziste Diary: After long fight, should French game call itself rugby at all?
The history of rugby league in France includes a long and bitter battle over the right to call itself rugby at all. Now, some are…
World Cup qualification – and TV coverage – a boost for France
France duly qualified for the next World Cup by defeating Jamaica in Albi, but the game had an even greater significance in terms of building…
Treiziste Diary: Strange reasons for Australia snub shows apathy to French game
As English fans got excited for the Ashes, France may have been left out of the Australians’ schedule, but their World Cup qualifier against Jamaica…
Treiziste Diary: The relaunch of a Basque rugby league club
A chance meeting, and a Leeds rugby league shirt, has resulted in the rebirth of one of French rugby league’s most iconic clubs and the…
Treiziste Diary: Touring teams give France reasons to be positive
Gallic pessimism may be something of a stereotype, but it can often be found on display in rugby league discussions. Could the on field endeavours…
Treiziste Diary: France’s police rugby league team
Forget all about Inspector Clouseau and discover the rugby league-playing police officers of France instead. CORPORATE sports teams are sometimes undervalued in French rugby league….