Top 14 and the Rugby Championship
Barnes looks back on an action packed week of rugby, and looks ahead to this weekend’s Rugby Championship clashes.
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6 Montpellier versus Toulouse was my commentary brief on the weekend. Vern Cotter’s team had some returning (very) big guns and Toulouse rested the vast majority of their side.
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