Man has been out and about in Roussillon for at least 450,000 years. The Anglophones of today are only the latest of a long…
USAP 31 – BORDEAUX/BEGLES 20 With Mike Thomas, Sorède USAP climbed to third place in the Top Quatorze following this exciting victory against a spirited Bordeaux outfit that came to Perpignan to…
Rugby: USAP 31 Edinburgh 14 With Mike Thomas, Sorède After a lacklustre first half USAP were completely transformed in the second, producing a feast of attacking rugby that culminated in four tries and…
EUROPEAN CUP GLOUCESTER 27- USAP 22 With Mike Thomas, Sorède Despite a magnificent 22 points from USAP Captain and man of the match James Hook, the Perfidious Albion once again defeated the Catalans.…
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…