# What French Rugby Is Getting So Right ft. Bernard Jackman

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Podcast: [HG Rugby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hg-rugby-6614424)
Published: 2026-09-03T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://youtu.be/qBgmSrADFg8
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## Resource

outtakes from by podcast with Bernard Jackman. Birch shares his insight on how France manages to create a commercially successful and appealing rugby product that no other nation appears capable of doing. He then gives his thoughts on how Toulouse maintain their status as the world greatest rugby club and how Montpellier turned themselves from relegation candidates into title contenders in one year. subscribe to my substack: https://substack.com/@hgrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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