Author: Pierre Carcau
Treiziste Diary: What could this year have in store for French rugby league?
A new year is always a time for looking ahead with hopes for the future, so what could 2025 have in store for rugby league…
Treiziste Diary: Two clubs offer encouraging signs for French rugby league growth
Two clubs that coincidentally share the same nickname are providing encouraging signs of growth for the game in France. I HAVE a confession to make….
Treiziste Diary: World Cup qualifiers deliver welcome international rugby league
International rugby league is all too often a rare experience, so it has been positive for France to be able to welcome Wales, Serbia and…
Treiziste Diary: Should international referees be neutral?
Why is it that in rugby league, unlike many other sports, international referees can be and often are selected from one of the competing countries? …
Treiziste Diary: How can French rugby league reach the TV audiences for rugby union?
The Olympic Games in France may not have had a rugby league presence, but our sport can learn some lessons on how to broaden its…
Treiziste Diary: Inside Catalans Dragons’ unique fan culture
BY integrating French clubs and particularly Catalans Dragons to their competition, there’s something the stakeholders of Super League probably never predicted. The arrival of the…
Treiziste Diary: The French view of the ridiculed England internationals in Toulouse
French Rugby League marks its 90th birthday this year, but the celebration party in Toulouse was somewhat spoiled when both England men’s and women’s teams…
Treiziste Diary: Carcassonne rule again but they’re not the only French rugby league power
Although Carcassonne winning yet more domestic honours this season may give the impression that the major French competitions are a one-horse race, the truth is…
Treiziste Diary: Why are French rugby league clubs so reluctant to accept rugby union players?
French rugby union once wielded enough power to prevent any of their players switching codes. But now that power has gone, why is the rugby…
Treiziste Diary: The areas of France where rugby league can grow
Rugby League has different challenges ahead of it in France depending on the area it is played. “COMPARISON is not reason!” as the French proverb…
