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“Everything he has, he owes to himself”: François Joly described by his coach and two friends

Following our interview with François Joly, It's Rugby asked Johann Authier, his coach at Niort and now at Oyonnax, as well as two friends and former teammates, Quentin Pilet and Benjamin Alçacèbe, to tell us about him. Thomas Larroquette · 11 November 2026

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Du 13 au 15 novembre 202613-15 November
Highest scoreEngland78–15JapanNations Championship · R5 / 6 · 93 pts in totalMeilleur buteur22ptsThibault Le GalleeMâcon · Nationale 2 · R9 / 22Top points scorer, all competitions25ptsWilliam JosephEngland · Nations Championship · R5 / 6
Biggest margin+63England vs JapanNations Championship · R5 / 6Closest match0ptsA.S. Bayonne Women vs Brive WomenÉlite 2 (women's) · R4 / 18Highest scoring competition47triesNations ChampionshipR5 / 6
Top kicker22ptsThibault Le GalleeMâcon · Nationale 2 · R9 / 22
Best run9WNantesNationale 2

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How the Haute-Vienne became a great development region… without managing to make its clubs winLeny-Huayna TIBLE · 30 June 2026How is the Haute-Vienne, a land of rugby, losing its clubs?Leny-Huayna TIBLE · 23 June 2026Is it serious, doctor (4/4) – Rugby, a patient in treatment: the diagnosis is yours to makeLaurent Depret · 22 May 2026Is it serious, doctor? (3/4) – Rugby: the damage is no longer inevitableLaurent Depret · 22 April 2026Is it serious, doctor (2/4) — Rugby, a patient getting treatmentLaurent Depret · 7 April 2026Is it serious, doctor? (1/4) — A check-up on French rugby: the watchdogs, A2R (ex-DNACG)Laurent Depret · 23 March 2026