French RUGBY CONNECTIONS with Veronique Landew & Bill Hooper

Veronique Landew and Mike Pearce are joined by Jamie Cudmore Canadian former Rugby player,  who looks back on playing in four Rugby World cups, his time spent in the Top 14  & Pro d 2 clubs such as Grenoble, Clermont, and Oyonnax and let's not forget Wales too,  Llandovery RFC, and the Scarlets. Jamie looks ahead at how much Rugby is growing in popularity in Canada and in recent years he’...

On this week's podcast, we'll preview the Heineken and Challenge Cup and the Top 14. Veronique is joined by a Rugby Legend, Andrew Mehrtens to discuss his experience playing for the All Blacks, and then moving to Europe and playing for Harlequins, Toulon, Racing 92 and finally Beziers. "Mehrtz" shares his thoughts about what is great about French Rugby and what it needs to do t...

French Rugby Connections Podcast with Veronique Landew and Mike Pearce is back this week with a bang. We cover Top 14, French Rugby Politics, RWC2023 & Veronique has a chat with Anthony Hill former Australian Rugby player who played in France and worked for Michael Cheika, in the Wallabies coaching staff from 2014 to 2019. And as usual, we finish with a French lesson and a rugby joke. Long liv...

Veronique Landew and Mike Pearce discuss last week in European Rugby, including the news regarding French Rugby Elections, Covid 19, and a major milestone from a rugby personality. Veronique is joined by Simon Gilham, Rugby Brive President, who provides an overview of what it means to be President of a TOP14 during this challenging time and how much he loves being the Brive Rugby Club President! U...

Bristol Bears Full back Max Malins is the special guest and joins Rugby French Connections Podcast in what will be a huge occasion as Bristol have reached the Challenge Cup semi-final for just the second time, and their only previous appearance at this stage was a 51-27 defeat by Pau in 1999/2000. Mike Pearce and Veronique Landew look ahead at the semi-final between Exeter vs Toulouse, as well as...

On this week's episode, we'll review weekend 2 of TOP14 games , (full of surprises again!) and we'll offer our take on the European Rugby Champions Cup. You'll find out the real job of Pilou Pilou from Toulon and of course, you will learn a new French Rugby word & a bit of Cantona's philosoph y - (Ooh Ah Cantona) about Sports that applies to Rugby too.  Enjoy! 

Review of the 1st the Top 14 opening weekend  & what's in store for 2nd Weekend, followed up with interview with Hayden Thompson-Stringer, (ex Saracens) who now plays for Brive, as Loose Head Prop about what life is all about when playing for a Top 14 rugby club. The podcast will finish off with the ritual French rugby lesson & international news, with Veronique Landew and Mike Pearce...

French rugby is finally back*!  *Podcast only lasts 32 mins! Are you ready for it? What’s been happening to French Rugby in the last 182 days since it came to a sudden halt because of Covid-19! Top 14 update When is the European Rugby Champions Cup going to start again? French Lesson from Veronique Mike Pearce and his NEW book about "The French Hard Men of Rugby" Vive Le Rugby!  Long liv...