A French player tried to eye-gouge All Blacks captain Richie McCaw towards the end of the Rugby World Cup final, says veteran commentator Keith…
A French player tried to eye-gouge All Blacks captain Richie McCaw towards the end of the Rugby World Cup final, says veteran commentator Keith…
All Black skipper Richie McCaw hoisted the William Webb Ellis trophy at Eden Park last night, but France played the better rugby in the…
France coach Marc Lievremont has named an unchanged starting team to play New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland on Sunday.…
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[caption id="attachment_52697" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Welsh captain Sam Warburton (left) makes a dangerous tackle on French player Vincent Clerc in which he was subsequently sent…
As much as it pains me to confess, it's my opinion that France has slipped out of contention as a real threat in September's…
In choosing Sebastien Chabal at 8 for France's clash with England at Twickenham Laporte and Lievremont have clearly chosen the path of grunt and…
I watched a lot of rugby living in Paris, and saw some fine club games, and, now and then, some great performances from the…
After the Wallabies lowered the boom on the tricolore in the spring, everybody was saying that it meant nothing as France would soon pick…
France coach Marc Lievremont on Friday confirmed Dimitri Yachvili will start against Wales in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Eden Park. The scrum-half…
France coach Marc Lievremont on Friday confirmed Dimitri Yachvili will start against Wales in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Eden Park. The scrum-half…
France coach Marc Lievremont on Friday confirmed Dimitri Yachvili will start against Wales in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Eden Park. The scrum-half…
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[caption id="attachment_37773" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australia\'s Adam Ashley-Cooper, center, is grabbed by France\'s Aurelien Rougerie, center right, Yannick Jauzion as Alexis Palisson looks on them…
[caption id="attachment_37773" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australia\'s Adam Ashley-Cooper, center, is grabbed by France\'s Aurelien Rougerie, center right, Yannick Jauzion as Alexis Palisson looks on them…
Eight hours after the Wallabies humiliated Les Bleus, I called a friend in Paris to ask about the locals’ reaction. Everybody’s livid, he told…
The Wallabies, after the early shock of the step up in intensity, matched the French in the first half. The French didn't get their…
France openside flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo says his Wallabies opponent George Smith is a "pain" but he means it in a nice way - we…
Tough Wallabies lock James Horwill won't carry any memories of the gruesome injury inflicted upon him by France into Saturday's Test in Sydney, but…
Perhaps it is the sight of black garbed men opposite them, but if Les Bleus committed these sorts of performances every test match, they…
France will attempt to become only the sixth team to win a rugby Test series in New Zealand when they take on the All…
Les Bleus will be looking to become just sixth team to win a Test series on New Zealand soil, and the first in the…
Graham Henry has named his first test team of 2009 and for the second consecutive year, it's a radically changed squad, which many say…
A French player tried to eye-gouge All Blacks captain Richie McCaw towards the end of the Rugby World Cup final, says veteran commentator Keith…
2011
Cry me a river …