Rugby predictions

Stade Toulousain vs Montpellier Herault Rugby: June’s final played out again three months later On June 27, Stade Toulousain beat Montpellier 28-20 in the Top 14 final. Three months on, almost to the day, the same two teams meet again. The fixture is set for Sunday, September 27 at 21h05, at Stade Ernest-Wallon. Canal+ will…

LOU Rugby vs Section Paloise: four wins from four for two sides flying high LOU Rugby and Section Paloise head into this third round with perfect records. Both clubs have won their opening two Top 14 matches. Pau sit top of the table, Lyon are second. No other fixture this round pits two teams so…

RC Vannes vs Stade Toulousain: zero points against four straight Shields RC Vannes are still stuck on zero points after two rounds of Top 14. Stade Toulousain arrive in Brittany with four straight Brennus Shields in the cabinet. That gap in status shows up in the table as well: Vannes are bottom in 13th, while…

Union Bordeaux-Begles vs Stade Francais Paris : 64-5 then 12-48, a week of total extremes for UBB Union Bordeaux-Begles put 64 points on the board on opening day, then shipped 48 the following week. No Top 14 club has seen such a swing across two games. The first number came at Chaban-Delmas against Racing 92,…

Stade Rochelais vs Racing 92: eight straight wins on one side, 112 points shipped on the other Stade Rochelais are riding an eight-match winning streak in the regular season of Top 14. That run was extended on 12 September by a hard-earned 21-20 win at Mayol. Racing 92 arrive having conceded 112 points across two…

Montpellier Herault Rugby vs USA Perpignan: three straight opening-day home losses for MHR Montpellier have lost their first home game for a third straight season. Section Paloise came out on top 27-19 on September 5. The runners-up in France put that right a week later, grinding out a 26-12 win away at Vannes. MHR sit…

Castres Olympique vs RC Toulon: two one-point defeats, the stat that sums up Toulon’s shaky start RC Toulon have lost their first two Top 14 matches by a single point each. 26-27 at Jean-Dauger, then 20-21 at Mayol against Stade Rochelais. Two losses by a combined two points only earns defensive bonus points in the…

Aviron Bayonnais vs ASM Clermont: 96 points conceded in two rounds, the Basque defence is in bits Aviron Bayonnais have shipped 96 points across two Top 14 matches. No club in the competition comes close to that defensive mess at this stage. A lot of that damage came from the 70-28 hiding at Le Hameau,…

Springboks vs All Blacks: A winner-takes-all showdown in Baltimore Everything is still on the line in the decisive Test of the “Greatest Rivalry” series as the Springboks face the All Blacks again at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. This tour could hardly have served up more drama, with New Zealand striking first at Ellis Park…