USAP/SOREDE RUGBY BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 12 – USAP 16 With Mike Thomas, Sorède At last a coveted away win for the Catalans, against the once mighty Biarritz Olympique. To put the matter into context…
RUGBY A XV USAP 20 – STADE TOULOUSSAIN 16 with Mike Thomas, Sorède In another night of high tension and drama at the Aime’ Giral, USAP scraped home by four points against a…
Port Vendres fish market (Criée aux poissons) with Michael Brady Oyster and wine bar, fish market ‘extraordinaire’ It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no…
Mike Thomas, Sorede USAP kicked the weekend off with a magnificent 28-16 victory against second placed Montpelier to climb to sixth place in the Top Quatorze. They pleased their fans with their open, attacking style…
EATING OUT IN PERPIGNAN reviewed by Louise Sayers If you don’t know where to look for good food in Perpignan, you can find yourself wandering the city and settling for some decidedly average fare.…
HOOKY HOOKED With Mike Thomas, Sorede James Hook, the USAP star with 70 Welsh International caps to his name, has signed a further contract with the Catalan outfit that will take him up to June…
BRAVE USAP RACING METRO(PARIS) 19 – USAP (PERPIGNAN) 16 With Mike Thomas, Sorède Another pulsating, high energy USAP performance that ended in narrow defeat. Is this to be the story of the season? This is…
Bayonne 31 – USAP 20 With Mike Thomas, Sorède In the space of 8 minutes early in the second half three USAP players received yellow cards for foul play and at one point the Catalans…
USAP USURPED USAP PERPIGNAN 27- STADE FRANCAIS PARIS 28 with Mike Thomas Sorede. In another night of suspense and high drama the Catalan outfit were two points to the good against the…
DRAGONS DEFIANT DRAGONS CATALAN 22 – WIGAN WARRIORS 8. Mike Thomas. Sorede The Dragons defiant defence was the telling factor in this important victory against a somewhat below par Wigan Warriors. During…