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With a nod to the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage show, it is Frenchman Antoine Dupont who is the leading man who has returned to the main stage, weeks after succumbing to a nasty broken cheekbone. Now given permission to rejoin training, it is assumed he will play with a face protector; giving him the similar […] READ MORE
The 2023 Rugby World Cup promises to be the most open tournament since its inception in 1987. Pointers suggest France to win this World Cup as host . Realistically there are six teams who have a genuine claim to winning the famous Webb Ellis trophy. France are favourites, with Ireland and South Africa very close […] READ MORE
Pool A promises to be a thriller with the host France taking on the All Blacks in the opening match of the RWC (Rugby World Cup) 2023. The host of this year’s RWC 2023 France will be keen to better their results in front of their home crowd. These two rugby powerhouse will be keen […] READ MORE
It’s just a little more than 18 months until the Rugby World Cup, and the immediate goal for French rugby is right on track. The 2022 Les Bleus Six Nations squad’s Grand Slam dream continues. No dream now is one honest assessment. It seems like the right combination of development and good planning. Yes, they […] READ MORE
After a single loss, the 2022 Ireland Rugby 6 Nations campaign is still on task. In fact, all the pressure is now squarely on Les Bleus. That is how any team leading the Guinness Six Nations Championship has others chasing it. France are at the top of the table, although the space down to England […] READ MORE
It is a well worn cliché that France are unpredictable, sometimes uninterested and able to interchange between magical and dreadful with alarming ease. But they proved it in the 2019 Six Nations and they proved it again in their opening World Cup match against Argentina. It took a drop goal from replacement Camille Lopez to […] READ MORE
In a morale-boosting result, the Fighting Wallabies spirit saw the hosts claim a 2-1 French Test series win in the most trying circumstances. Joyful scenes followed the completion of the third test, with another narrow win going the way of Australia 33-30 after an early setback jolted the hopes of the crowd in Suncorp Stadium. […] READ MORE
The Six Nations is now past the halfway stage with Wales sitting top of the lot and on course for a Grand Slam showdown with France on 20 March. With two round of matches, and France and Scotland’s rearranged clash to come, there is still room for plenty of twists and the very real possibility that when 14 of the 15 matches completed are finished, we still won’t be sure who the actual champions are. READ MORE
Even provided with their so-called ‘covid bubble‘ within the French rugby squad, it has still seen the France v Scotland fixture postponed after multiple positive Covid-19 test results were declared during last week. Only affecting one team’s health mind you, but the call from organizers, and French and Scottish Rugby officials, meant the Round Three […] READ MORE
Introduced into the head coach position, Fabien Galthié is hopeful of bringing a fresh brand of French Rugby flair, with his youthful 2020 Six Nations squad. Evidence of this will only come during the Guinness Six Nations championship, which begins on Saturday, February 1. Yet the fresh new leadership is a clear pointer to the […] READ MORE
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