French RUGBY CONNECTIONS with Veronique Landew & Bill Hooper

The French Rugby  CONNECTIONS Podcast is back late after 1 month's hiatus to lick our wounds, after the quarter-final's defeat at the RWC in Paris.  We review Fabien Gahlthie's transparent press conf…

On the French  Rugby CONNECTIONS Podcast, Veronique Landew and Bill Hooper preview the exciting quarter-final and discuss the following:

The return of Antoine Dupont!
The Springboks selection and which…

Veronique Landew and Bill Hooper celebrate Thursday's game between France and Namibia and commiserate about the injury caused by Johan Deysel to Captain, oh Captain Antoine Dupont...
Enjoy the French …

Oui!!!!!
Yes, Veronique Landew and Tom Dickson try their best to communicate the excitement that has taken over France and the Rugby world as we are about to start the best World Cup ever.
Looking ahea…

And they think it's all over!
The season finishes with a magical try from Romain Ntamack - who else?  Zero to hero in a sprint. Tom Dickson and Veronique Landew go through the highs and lows of the cl…

We await the perfect final of the #1 against the #2.  Toulouse has beaten La Rochelle twice this season and is relatively relaxed, chilled on a hammock, swallowing oysters for fun;-)... How will the …

Deux demis, or do we have a couple of sémillon? 

 Veronique Landew and Tom Dickinson enthuse about the festival of rugby in San Sébastien as the Top 14 squeezes down to the two finalists.  Do we go fo…

A third successive French Double.  La Rochelle and Toulon complete a 3-year run of French teams at the top of both European cups.  

Veronique Landew and Tom Dickson analyze the wonderful displays in D…

King and Prince of Europe, please rise!  Veronique and Tom are looking forward to historic victories of La Rochelle and Toulon as they stamp French names on to the European Champions Cup and the Euro…

Did anyone catch any other Rugby players attending the Coronation apart from Tindall and McCaw?  Did anyone get Tom's gag about McCaw arriving at the Abbey late, coming in at the side, and getting aw…

Discipline lads!  Toulouse come a poor second to a mighty Leinster in Dublin.  Tom holds in his abject disappointment and Veronique and him cast their eyes over the critical French games of the week-…

We discuss the surprises and upsets as we hit the final straight of Top 14 and Pro D2 with plenty still up for grabs!
But without a doubt, it's a huge weekend of the year as England Women host France …

Enjoy this 29 mins episode of the latest Top 14 and Pro D2 reviews and French rugby-related news such as the inductees into the Toulon Hall of Fame! It's a first for a top-14 club. Bravo Toulon and f…

Can't wait for this European Rugby weekend to start? 
You are in good hands as Veronique and Tom preview the European Championship Quarter final and discuss the valiant game away game from Montpellier…

Dupont wins a third 6 Nations crown.

Veronique and Tom agree that the Top 14 Derby Day was a big success despite top names resting.  Competitions abound with 'Europe', W6N, 7's, ProD2, and the long ho…

An epic 6 Nations finishes. and a New Six Nations women's tournament commences on Saturday!

We are so thankful for such a wonderful competition, one to stick in our minds for decades. Celebrating the …

Veronique and Tom combine in admiration of the best game the French have put together for decades.  With their first win at Twickenham in 18 years, France beat all records in a comprehensive thrashin…