Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Best Tries of the Top 14 - Top Ten so far

The French Top 14 has produced some fantastic tries of late, particularly in the last two rounds but this is a look at the Top Ten up until then, with just under ten minutes of brilliant rugby as ranked by Canal+ TV station in France.
We used to post these clips far more regularly in the past but that is often reliant on contributions from users, so when that dries up, so do the videos. As has been mentioned many times, if you're in a position to help out with these type of videos, please do get in touch or submit links to them and we'll share.
As always the Top Ten nature of these are subjective and probably shouldnt be looked at as 1 to 10 but rather just ten of the best. That said, the try that Toulouse scored that comes in at number one is absolutely outstanding overall.
David Smith of Toulon started and finished an excellent try against Stade Francais, while Felipe Contepomi created a piece of magic himself, that time against Clermont. The Bordeax-Begles try, scored by none other than a front rower, will definitely go down as a team try of the season.
As always, the commentary adds to the occasion and the crowds in France, particularly in the build up for that Jauzion try, make the Top 14 fascinating and incredibly exciting to watch at times.
If you have any other requests, suggestions, or contributions because you watch Top 14 regularly, don't be shy to get in touch. We'll have more great clips from the Top 14 in the next few days.
Posted at 5:04 pm | 20 comments
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Anon December 07, 2011 7:08 pm

donkeyballs4000 December 07, 2011 7:40 pm

That final phase in Jauzion's try was spectacular.
Baptiste December 08, 2011 12:54 am

anonymous no7 December 08, 2011 1:30 am

John F December 08, 2011 2:25 am

kevtoulousaing December 08, 2011 2:32 am

kevtoulousaing December 08, 2011 2:35 am

I'm very excited because I live in Mexico and I haven't seen a live game for 2 years. Getting back home for christmas, I obliged my dad to buy tickets for the Toulouse-Bayonne game. Can't wait
Ando December 08, 2011 2:59 am

crosser December 08, 2011 3:07 am

John F December 08, 2011 8:03 am

There are some fine young French centres around that deserved to be promoted now, Yann David for a start.
Full Back December 08, 2011 10:34 am

moddeur December 08, 2011 11:19 am
It seems that in this compilation by French pay-per-view channel Rugby+, tries with a lengthy buildup are privileged as "top ten material", as opposed to tries with incredible technical skills or dazzling actions, which I would more often pick as top ten material.
sidenote: Since Jauzion and Traille are old, and Mermoz is not always convincing, I can venture right here that centres Yann David (Toulouse), Henry Chavency (Racing Metro) and Wesley Fofana (Clermont) will surely be called up for France in the very near future.
Rugbydump December 08, 2011 6:29 pm
Theobit December 08, 2011 11:34 am

Nice tries...
Q December 08, 2011 12:59 pm

Their names are Fofana (n°12), center or wing et Buttin (n°15), fullback.
Both formed at Clermont.
Matthew December 23, 2011 9:52 pm
katman December 08, 2011 3:43 pm
Colombes December 08, 2011 4:40 pm
canal + prefer to show long and collective tries rather very speedy tries and technic counter-attacks
that said, i'm very confident of the french XV backline in the future, whien i watch the actual performances of young lads like fofana, chavancy, buttin, david, barraque or lesgourgues
















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