Gael Fickou

2017 6 Nations Preview

6 Nations Preview England Prospects: On a current win streak of 14 Test wins as they enter the tournament and lie four games away from equalling New Zealand’s world record for tier one successive...

Weekly Round Up

Fia and Giles ruled out   Ospreys pair Ma’afu Fia and Keelan Giles have both been ruled out of action after picking up injuries in last Sunday’s Challenge Cup win over Lyon at the Liberty...

France announce Six Nations squad

France have announced their 32-man squad for this year's Six Nations.   Head coach Guy Noves has included the uncapped Geoffrey Palis, Fabien Sanconnie, Arthur Iturria and Mohamed Boughanmi in his...

Top 14 Highlights: Toulouse-Montpellier (Round 1)

Luke McAlister creates two Gael Fickou tries with superb little chips

Toulouse eased past Agen with a commanding 52-19 victory on Sunday, helping them into the top six of the Top 14. While there were a number of good tries, flyhalf Luke McAlister showed two superb touches...

France announce Six Nations side for clash against Italy

1. EDDY BEN AROUS – Racing 922- GUILHEM GUIRADO – RC Toulon – (Captain)3- RABAH SLIMANI – Stade Français Paris4- PAUL JEDRASIAK – ASM Clermont Auvergne5- YOANN MAESTRI – Stade Toulousain6-...

Ulster vs Saracens: Preview

Ulster vs Toulouse On a weekend that gives us some of the best match ups in European rugby, Ulster vs Toulouse may just be the match of the round. Two teams with real European pedigree, both Toulouse...

Round 2: Team of the weekend

1. Nick AuteracStood out as Bath dominated Leinster in the scrum. Form like this only helping his chances for an England call up.2. Ashley JohnsonCame of the bench early but was important for Wasps in...

When will Gael Fickou’s talent be appreciated by France?

He's long been earmarked as the next big thing in the French midfield, so when will Gael Fickou break through to become a bonafide Test star?Hot-stepper: Gael Fickou is a prodigiously talented centre....

France claim second successive Pool D win with victory over Romania

France overcame a first half scare to beat Romania 38-11 at the Olympic Stadium, picking up a try scoring bonus point and their second Pool D win in succession. Les Bleus featured 13 changes after beating...