Here are the first round of fixtures for the Top 14 France season 2008/9

Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Perpignan v Brive
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Castres v Bayonne
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Dax v Paris
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Montpellier v Toulouse Eurosport2
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Toulon v Clermont Eurosport2 Wed 27 Aug 18:00
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Montauban v Mont de Marsan
Tues 26 Aug 18:00 Biarritz v Bourgoin

Please be aware that Eurosport sometimes overrun on programmes so if you record lookout for the timings!

Predictions

Another exciting competition kicks off with some intriguing match-ups. Here are our predictions for the first round of games:

Perpignan
Castres
Paris
Clermont
Toulouse
Montauban
Biarritz