FRA team announcement (v NAM): Dupont, Galthié, Jelonch, Ramos comments
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from France captain Antoine Dupont, head coach Fabien Galthié, back-row Anthony Jelonch and full-back Thomas Ramos following the announcement of the team to play Namibia in Pool A...
Danty in for Rugby World Cup debut - France name team to play Namibia
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyInside-centre Jonathan Danty will make his Rugby World Cup debut in a much-changed French team as head coach Fabien Galthié announces the 23 players in his match-day squad to take on Namibia in...
World Cup opener: FRA vs NZ in numbers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance and New Zealand opened the festivities of the 2023 Rugby World Cup earlier this evening. History was yet again made as France subjected the All Blacks to their first defeat in a World Cup pool stage. The...
Alldritt stars as France beat New Zealand in opener
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance full-back Thomas Ramos kicked 17 points as the hosts overcame New Zealand in a riveting opening match of Rugby World Cup 2023 at the Stade de France. The All Blacks scored after just 92 seconds...
France send statement of intent after defeating New Zealand in World Cup opener
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance handed a nation the result it craved as they opened their Rugby World Cup campaign on home soil by beating New Zealand 27-13 in Paris. It was the All Blacks’ first pool-phase defeat in World...
The defensive story of France v New Zealand
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance got off to a poor start defensively as they let the All Blacks through too easily in the 10/12/13 channels. The opening 25 minutes they struggled and the usual sure up defence was not holding up. France...
France - What they had to say
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from France general manager Raphaël Ibanez, lock Cameron Woki and fly-half Matthieu Jalibert at an eve-of-match media event at Saint-Denis on Thursday. Raphaël Ibanez, general manager On...
The Les Bleus get a comfortable win over the Wallabies; Talking points
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Les Bleus get a comfortable win over the Wallabies in front of a home crowd at the Stade de France. Eddie Jones misery continues as Australia suffer a humbling 41-17 loss to World Cup...
France vs. Australia: A look at the numbers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralian head coach Eddie Jones is still looking for his first win as Wallabies head coach after taking the reigns in January earlier this year. The Wallabies were soundly beaten 41-17 by France at the...
Galthie reveals his playmaker for clash against Wallabies
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMatthieu Jalibert will start at flyhalf in France’s final World Cup warm-up match against Australia this weekend, head coach Fabien Galthie announced on Thursday. Jalibert, 24, stands in for the...
