Julien Marchand rugby player
Julien Marchand rugby player

Julien Marchand

5th Oct 1995 1.81m/108kg Hooker

Match Preview: France V England

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Le Crunch is always among the most anticipated fixtures of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations and Saturday’s clash in Lyon has all the ingredients for another classic. Two old rivals,...

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 team to face Wales

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The French coaching staff has revealed the match day XV which will face Wales in the 4th round of the 2024 6Nations.   Eight changes have been maade in the starting XV. Léo Barré will...

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...

France v Ireland Preview

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2024 Guinness Men's Six Nations will kick off with a bang in Marseille on Friday night when France host Ireland. A battle between the two most recent Grand Slam champions should deliver...

Who is your pick for the 6 nations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France Head coach Fabien Galthié has already lost two possible starters ahead of the Six Nations opener against Ireland on Friday week, with gritty back row Anthony Jelonch and gigantic lock Emmanuel...

Top 14 Round 12 Wrap-Up

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ultimate Rugby and Larissa Falls are detailing the thrills and spills, winners and losers, try scorers and goal kickers from Round 12 of France’s Top14 League.   Pau v La Rochelle FT = Pau...

Medical director Boussagol, Bielle-Biarrey, Boudehent (FRA): 'We need to help Dupont across the board'

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bruno Boussagol, medical director On Antoine Dupont: “Antoine had a visit with the surgeon this morning (Monday). You’ve already got the information that he was back to training. He got the...

France reaction (Alldritt, head coach Galthié, captain Ollivon, Lucu, Jalibert, Bourgarit, Flament, Ramos)

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

MIXED ZONE  Matthieu Jalibert, fly-half On France’s fast start: "Just like the All Blacks last week, when they practically won the match in 20 minutes, that's really what we wanted to do:...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: France v Italy

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

There’s a lot riding on the final match of Pool A in Lyon. Host nation France will want to book their place in the quarter-finals with a perfect four wins from four pool phase matches. Maxime Lucu...