Francois Cros rugby player
Francois Cros rugby player

Francois Cros

25th Mar 1994 1.90m/107kg Blindside Flanker

France take rare selection step for England

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

France have kept faith with the side that defeated Wales in their previous Six Nations clash as they prepare to welcome England on ‘Super Saturday’. Head coach Fabien Galthie has taken the...

France vs Italy Prediction and Preview

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

We look ahead to Sunday’s 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations match in Lille with our France vs Italy prediction and preview. It seems an eternity ago that France thumped Italy to complete a perfect...

Fabien Galthie insists France must adapt to life without star man Antoine Dupont

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Maxime Lucu will start at scrum-half against Ireland after Dupont opted to focus on his country’s sevens squad for this year’s Paris Olympics. Fabien Galthie says France must learn to play...

Big blow for France as 6 nations star is injured

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France will be without the services of star back-rower Anthony Jelonch after he sustained another long-term injury. During the 2023 Six Nations, the flanker suffered an ACL injury to his left knee during...

Toulouse v Bath: Combined XV

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A closely contested game for three quarters of the battle when Toulouse ran away with it and ended Bath's chances of having a home play off.   Here is our combined XV from todays game   1...

Quarter-Final Preview: France v South Africa

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The last of the quarter-finals. One semi-final place up for grabs. The hosts  - second in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings powered by Capgemini - against the defending champions and...

Captain Dupont to start - France name team to play South Africa in quarter-final

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France head coach Fabien Galthié has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa in their Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final at Stade de France on Sunday. Scrum-half Antoine Dupont returns after...

Jelonch captains France after seven-month lay-off - Galthié names team to play Uruguay

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France head coach Fabien Galthié names his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their number eight in...

France vs. Australia: A look at the numbers

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australian 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

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Matthieu 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...