France Player Ratings
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance secured a one point win over the All Blacks in Paris, here are our player ratings Jean-Baptiste Gros: 7 | Peato Mauvaka: 7 | George-Henri Colombe: 7 | Thibaud Flament: 7 | Emmanuel...
Dupont back to skipper France against Japan
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyAntoine Dupont will make his return to the France team as captain for Saturday's Test against Japan after sitting out the last 13 months of international duty. Dupont's last run-out in blue at 15s came...
Antoine Dupont returns for France
2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby42 players have been selected int the French squad for the upcoming matches this fall against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina at the Stade de France. The team will see the return of French captain and...
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...
Match Preview: Uruguay ready to get World Cup underway vs hosts
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of four teams that sat out last weekend’s first block of games, Uruguay enter the Rugby World Cup chat on Thursday as they face hosts France in Lille in Pool A. Even with a starting XV featuring...
Jelonch captains France after seven-month lay-off - Galthié names team to play Uruguay
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance 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...
Galthie, Dupont, Ramos and Wardi react to team announcement to face New Zealand
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance head coach Fabien Galthie, captain Antoine Dupont, full-back Thomas Ramos and prop Reda Wardi react to the announcement of their team to face New Zealand at the Stade de France on Friday. Fabien...
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...
JAPAN v FRANCE: Preview, Stats, Facts and Lineups
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan host France in Aichi on Saturday in what is just the fourth official meeting between the two sides since 1973. The sides have met on 10 occasions, although France did not award...
Quotes, Reaction, Stats, and Highlights from Lyon's historic Challenge Cup triumph
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLyon secured a maiden European trophy beating RC Toulon 30-12 in the EPCR Challenge Cup final on Friday. A Challenge Cup record of 51,431 fans packed into...