RC Toulonnais rugby club president Mourad Boudjellal poses in Toulon, France, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
PARIS (Reuters) - After years of overspending where domestic and European success was bought via cherry-picked foreign superstars, the French Top 14 is stabilising as increased TV revenue has begun to level the playing field for those clubs not backed by a millionaire owner.
French clubs have won eight European Cups with another 13 runners up spots since the competition was created in the 1995-96 season and, able to offer wages unmatched anywhere else, attracted world class players.
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