Playing with the French
Ross Davies chats to a diverse group of people who have travelled to France to live and indulge their passion for sport, the arts, or wine and food.
The only thing they have in common is that nothing ever goes to plan!
- Update frequency
- every 36 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2021
Mafi Kefu - Top 14 Rugby in France
Despite coming from a famous Australian and Tongan Rugby family, Mafi Kefu decided to carve out his own professional career in French Rugby before gaining international honours with Tonga. A leap int…
Sallyanne Atkinson was Brisbane's first female Lord Mayor and later lived in Paris as Australia's Senior Trade Commissioner to France
Sallyanne Atkinson served as Brisbane's Lord Mayor for six years before a later career move to Paris as Australia's Senior Trade Commissioner to France. She has played an important role in the bids f…
Rugby League in Albi, France - Hubie Abbott
Hubie Abbott pioneered the French Rugby League experience when he played 3 seasons with 1st Division Club, Albi in the south of France in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cooking in Michelin Star Restaurants in France - Dan Arnold
Brisbane chef and restaurant owner Dan Arnold was only 22 years old when he took up the challenge to work in some of France's finest dining establishments. Talk about a baptism of fire!
Playing Rugby in the French Countryside - James Hartigan
James Hartigan believed it would be fun to combine his love for playing Rugby Union with his desire to experience the many flavours of French culture. Sounds simple. But there's more than one twist t…