Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system.
The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892.
Jeremy William Davidson is a rugby union coach and former player who played as a lock for Ulster, London Irish and Castres, and at international level for Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
Seremaia Baïkeinuku is a retired Fijian rugby union player who played most recently for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership, and represented Fiji at a National level. He plays at both Fly-half and Inside Centre.
Mauricio Horacio Reggiardo is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He played as a prop. He is currently the head coach of Pro D2 side Provence.
Rory Kockott is a professional rugby union player who plays as scrum-half for Stade Français in France's Top 14. Born in South Africa, he played for the France national team
Yann David is a French professional rugby union centre and winger currently playing for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He played two seasons for Bourgoin-Jallieu before joining the toulousians. He is 1.85m tall and weighs 105 kg. David studied at the private school St.Joseph Bourgoin-Jallieu. He has also participated for Dieux du Stade in 2007. He played 30 matches for Bourgoin scoring 6 tries before joining Toulouse in 2009. In 2010 he was a replacement for the final as Toulouse won the Heineken Cup.
Richard James Gray is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.
Romain Teulet is a French rugby union player, who played for Top 14 team Castres Olympique.
Alexandre Albouy is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Top 14 team Castres Olympique.
Paul Alo-Emile is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Stade Français. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Alex Tulou is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for Montpellier. He joined Montpellier in 2011. His usual position is number eight or Flanker.
Mihăiță "Mihai" Lazăr is a Romanian rugby union player who plays as a prop for Liga Națională de Rugby club SCM Rugby Timișoara. He also played for the Romania national team, The Oaks.
Tyler Ardron is a Canadian rugby union player who plays for Canada nationally and Castres in the Top 14. Ardron plays in the back-row but is also capable of providing cover in the second row. Ardron made his debut for the Canada national rugby union team against the United States during the 2012 Summer Internationals and has captained the team since 2013, notably at the World Cup in 2015 and 2019. In 2017 it was announced that Ardron had signed with the Super Rugby side the Chiefs for the 2018 season and Bay of Plenty for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season.
Paula Mark Ngauamo is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Castres. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Mathieu Babillot is a French rugby union player. His usual position is as a flanker, and he currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14 and the France national team.
The 2018–19 Top 14 competition was the 120th season of the French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2017–18 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 in place of the two relegated teams, Oyonnax and Brive.
Florent Vanverberghe is a French rugby union player, who plays for Castres Olympique.
In July 2021, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2021 July International window. The series was played in a condensed window of 11 days, due to French club commitments and a Covid-19 hotel quarantine period for the visitors. This was France's first tour to Australia since 2014 and their first encounter since November 2016.
