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International Rugby
/ 5 days agoSix Nations news: Andy Farrell makes bold decisions in his Ireland team to face France
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left James Lowe out of his team in a series of surprise omissions for Thursday’s...
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International Rugby
/ 6 days agoSix Nations predictions: Odds for winners, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with France favourites
France enter the 2026 Six Nations as the bookies’ favourites to retain the crown - however they are not fancied to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoSix Nations guide – France: Fabien Galthie looking to tighten up the defences
Brendan Gallagher says France coach Fabien Galthie has eyes very much on the next World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoUini Atonio retires in a seismic blow to France ahead of Six Nations
France’s Six Nations preparations have been dealt a devastating blow after Uini Atonio was forced to retire with immediate effect following...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSix Nations preview: France v Ireland – Why this opener could determine who takes the crown
Rugby clubs, pubs and sitting rooms across six countries will find themselves far busier than usual next Thursday when France hosts...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoFender off to France
JAMES Fender will leave Ospreys at the end of the season to join French ProD2 side Grenoble on a two-year deal...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 weeks agoBritish and Irish Lions set to play France in first meeting for nearly 40 years
France have been touted to host a warm-up game against the British and Irish Lions ahead of their New Zealand tour,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNottingham centurion David ‘Cheese’ Williams has that Francesco Totti look
Nottingham captain David Williams is “more than delighted” with comparisons to his boyhood sporting hero, Italy football legend Francesco Totti, after...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Nixon – Loved Bath but I lived my best life in France
Sam Nixon, the former London Scottish, Bath, Bayonne, Exeter Chiefs and Grenoble tighthead, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFrance superstar Dupont is back!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A little over eight months, or exactly 266 days if you prefer, after he suffered an ACL...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoFrance 48-33 Australia: The French take their time to get into right gear
France took their time getting going, but they put on their best performance of the autumn, condemning Australia to a 10th...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoFrance 34-21 Fiji: Nicholas Depoortere at the double to take Les Bleus out of sight
Centre Nicolas Depoortere scored in each half as France all-but guaranteed themselves a top-six seeding in the Rugby World Cup 2027...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoSouth Africa and France deliver rugby at its finest as Springboks triumph in Paris
Saturday’s blockbuster clash between the World Champions South Africa and Six Nations 2025 Champions France was, in my opinion, the most...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoFrance 17-32 South Africa: Springboks too smart for Les Bleus
A Herculean effort with 14 men saw South Africa complete a remarkable second-half comeback in Paris against France.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker
France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJack Nowell: I love the challenge in France
A wounded animal is when it is at its most dangerous and La Rochelle intend to right some wrongs from last...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland and Steve Borthwick suffer seismic blow as Tom Willis opts for France
England No.8 Tom Willis will leave Saracens for France at the end of the season in a seismic blow to Steve...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWillis heads to France
rugby Mark McCall praised Willis for his efforts since moving to the London club in 2023. “Whilst we are disappointed that...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 months agoNew Zealand 42-26 France: Black Ferns get their act together to take bronze
New Zealand ensured they ended the tournament on a high by claiming the bronze medals, maintaining their record of never losing...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEngland 35-17 France: Imposing Red Roses make no mistake
England’s Red Roses will contest their seventh straight Women’s Rugby World Cup final following an Ellie Kildunne-inspired win over France.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFrance vs Brazil Preview: New-look French side spread the load
For their second World Cup match against what is on paper the competition’s weakest opponent, Brazil, France co-head coaches Gaëlle Mignot...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 months agoVive La France! At last some scrum sense
THERE is at last a sign of sanity in the otherwise befuddled global administration of rugby union in the shape of...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFrance 24-0 Italy: French take their time to get into gear
France....................24pts Tries: Grisez 27, Khalfaoui 45, Escudero 62 Conversions: Bourgeois 28, 46, 63 Penalty: Bourgeois 42 Italy ...........................0pts On a landmark...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: France and England lead charge for 2027 World Cup
The last time the World Cup was played out on Australian soil, a little over two decades and a thousand poison-dart...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoTreacey steps up but France pull the strings
England....................20 France...................... 51 ENGLAND U18s fell to a second successive defeat in South Africa as a powerful France U18 side ran...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoEngland 40-6 France: Ruthless forward power drives Red Roses to victory in final World Cup warm-up
France.................. 6pts Penalties: Bourgeois 35, 43 England .............40pts Tries: Talling 3, Cokayne 15, Muir 37, Jones 47, Davies 74, 77 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoTime for France
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT’S HOT in France right now. Very hot. Weather alerts were issued for the entire southern half...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoNew Zealand 29-19 France: All Blacks put on burners to down France
New Zealand ................. 29pts Tries: Jordan 21, Lienert-Brown 42, Kirifi 58, McAlister 75 Conversions: McKenzie 22, 43, 76 Penalty: McKenzie 30...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoChris Hewett: France v the British and Irish Lions would be a stretch
Suddenly, rugby’s 24-hour news cycle is full of chatter about a French seat at the British and Irish Lions table. Abdel...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoFrance unbeaten after overcoming England
By BEN JAYCOCK FRANCE U20 finished unbeaten for the second year running in the Six Nations Summer Series after a pulsating...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoSummer Internationals Team of the Week: All Blacks dominate in big win over France
International rugby action took place for the second weekend in a row over the past few days, with the Summer Series...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoNew Zealand 43-17 France: All Blacks are too good for fragile Les Bleus
New Zealand .................43pts Tries: Roigard 13, Savea 22, Taylor 28, Vaa’i 35, Jordan 53, Ioane 61 Conversions: B Barrett 14, 36,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBlair Kinghorn: Let British and Irish Lions run loose in France
Blair Kinghorn arrived on tour in Brisbane on Monday fresh from Toulouse’s Top 14 win and epic celebrations and joined the...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoNew Zealand 31-27 France: All Blacks forced to work by French
New Zealand ....... 31pts Tries: Jordan 20, 47; Vaa’i 27, Barrett 40 Conversions: Barrett 21, 27, 41, 48 Penalty: Barrett 74...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoFrance take their time to put moves together
POOL B ■By BEN JAYCOCK Wales .................21pts Tries: Scott 9, Bowen 14, Woods 17 Conversions: Wilde 9, 15, 18 France................35pts Tries:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Jack Willis makes the best of his chances in France
Has there ever been a better or impressive redemption story than Jack Willis? Two career-threatening ACL injuries, made redundant by Wasps...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoPeter Jackson: France’s locks have that international feel
France have given the All Blacks due notice of something new heading their way, a pair of locks imported from the...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso’s red card anguish in England loss to France
Steve Borthwick defended Immanuel Feyi-Waboso after the wing saw red at Twickenham yesterday as England crashed to an agonising loss to...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoEngland XV 24-26 France XV: 14-man England fall back into bad old ways
England ............................. 24pts Tries: Willis 24, Coles 29, Carpenter 40, Dombrandt 60 Conversions: Ford 24, 40 France................................ 26pts Tries: Barlot 7,...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoCharlie Elliott: Analysing England’s debutants for France XV clash
This weekend’s England XV versus France XV match at Twickenham will be an important occasion for a number of reasons. One of the...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoEngland XV vs France XV: Preview, Where to Watch and Match Details
This Saturday, a developmental England XV will face off against a French side in an uncapped fixture at Allianz Stadium in...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoCornish Pirates’ Bruce Houston out to make the most of new life in France
Cornish Pirates top try scorer Bruce Houston helped secure a final day triumph against Nottingham on his 50th appearance, but the...
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Women's International
/ 10 months agoWomen’s Six Nations: Francesca McGhie is on hand to snatch it for Scotland
By Sam Jackson Scotland ...........26pts Tries: Skeldon 25, Orr 42, McLachlan 58, McGhie 81 Conversions: Nelson 43, 59, 82 Ireland...............19pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoLeinster are good … but they would not beat France
By Nick Cain The hype was in full flood after Leinster’s two-match 142-0 European Cup haul against Harlequins and Glasgow, when...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 10 months agoItaly make France fight all the way
■By SAM JACKSON Italy ....................21pts Tries: Vecchini 18, Muzzo 26, Turani 39 Conversions: Sillari 19, 26, 41 France............... 34pts Tries: Grisez...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoEngland delight as they down France
France................27pts England..............29pts ELLIOTT Williams produced a fine captain’s knock to conclude England’s campaign three from three after a rare victory in...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 months agoToulon v Toulouse preview: France’s big two collide in battle of the heavyweights
The weather in Toulon is normally mild, but the Stade Mayol will reverberate this afternoon to the sound of thunder as...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 10 months agoDominant France give Wales the runaround
■By SAM JACKSON France............... 42pts Tries: Boulard 5, 16, Bigot 41, Feleu 44, Penalty 67, Champon 79 Conversions: Bourgeois 6, 17,...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoBoutez double rescues France
Round 1 Wrap OSCAR Boutez scored a double as tournament hosts France fought off spirited debutants Spain 36-12. It only took...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 11 months agoWomen’s Six Nations: France get their act together to finish off Scotland
By Sam Jackson France................38pts Tries: Arbez 12, Feleu 61, Okemba 64, Bourgeois 68 Conversions: Bourgeois 13, 62, 69 Penalties: Bourgeois 9,...
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