Baptiste Couilloud rugby player
Baptiste Couilloud rugby player

Baptiste Couilloud

22nd Jul 1997 1.76m/83kg Scrum Half

Dupont's France stand-in Lucu in spotlight before Scotland Six Nations trip

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Les Bleus opened their campaign with a chastening 38-17 defeat by Ireland in Marseille on Friday, leaving their title hopes in tatters with Lucu the scapegoat for some. Dupont, 27, was missing for the...

Top 14 Round 14 Wrap-Up

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ultimate Rugby and Larissa Falls wrap-up Round 14 of the French Top14.    Perpignan v Racing 92 FT = Perpignan 26 – 5 Racing  Racing went down to Catalan County as favourites but...

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...

'We're delighted to have Dupont back'

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Karim Ghezal, assistant coach On Antoine Dupont's comeback to the squad: "We're very happy to have him back with us, that's the first very positive point. What's also important is that the 33 players...

'We'll wait 48 or 72 hours and then we'll know more' - Antoine Dupont in doubt

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Laurent Labit, assistant coach On how the squad is coping with Antoine Dupont's injury: "We're like everyone else. We're worried, we were happy with the match but it was a difficult evening for us. We're...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: France v Namibia

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Everything you need to know about France v Namibia at Stade de Marseille, on Thursday, 21 September.     France coach Fabien Galthié is not taking any risks with this match, making...

Danty in for Rugby World Cup debut - France name team to play Namibia

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Inside-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...

Match Preview: Uruguay ready to get World Cup underway vs hosts

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

One 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

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...

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...