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No number 10 in the team: France beat Fiji 54-17 but lose Ntamack

France beat Fiji 54-17 in Lyon with eight tries and the bonus point secured by half-time in the Nations Championship. Romain Ntamack went off before the break with a left... Félix Lapoussière · 8 November 2026

Parole de joueur The doubts and the dreams of Cloé Correa French international and Stade Toulousain lock, Cloé Correa (22) is moving forward with growing ambition, but also with the uncertainties of a career that remains fragile. From her childhood in the changing rooms to her first steps on the international stage, from her red card to her father's uncompromising advice, she speaks exclusively to Itsrugby from the land of the long white cloud about what top-level rugby demands, what it costs and what she still has left to conquer. Leny-Huayna TIBLE · 30 October 2026

Parole de coach Anthony Bajart: “The team is far from its potential” The youngest manager in Nationale, Anthony Bajart (31), coaches Suresnes, 9th level with CSBJ. With force and conviction, he looks back on a frustrating start to the season, the top 6 target set by the board and the singularity of a club from the Parisian inner suburbs. Laurent Depret · 31 October 2026

Après-matchs Nationale (R10) – Rouen topple Massy, Chambéry one point behind Unbeaten after nine rounds, Massy lost at home to Rouen (8-14) and lead by only one point from Chambéry, who hold the scoring record. Carcassonne fell in Orléans and Bernard Goutta lost his first game in charge of Mont-de-Marsan. Félix Lapoussière · 7 November 2026

Après-matchs Pro D2 (R10) – Provence top the table, record four-try burst for Charcosset Provence Rugby beat Oyonnax with a bonus point to go top of the Pro D2, unbeaten after ten rounds. Brive hooker Yanis Charcosset scored four tries in fifteen minutes against Dax, Grenoble lost at Soyaux-Angoulême and Nevers fell to a tenth defeat. Félix Lapoussière · 7 November 2026

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Du 24 octobre au 7 novembre 202624 October - 7 November

DaxPro D2 · R10 / 30 · 99 pts in total Meilleur marqueur4triesYanis CharcossetBrive · Pro D2 · J10 / 30 Top points scorer, all competitions26ptsLeny BroncanBrive · Pro D2 · J10 / 30

Biggest margin+59Italie vs Afrique du SudNations Championship · R4 / 6 Closest match0ptsServette Genève vs SallesNationale 2 · R8 / 22 Highest scoring competition68triesPro D2R10 / 30 Top kicker21ptsLeny BroncanBrive · Pro D2 · R10 / 30 Best run8WNantesNationale 2

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Après-matchsNationale 2: five red cards in two games and a points deduction, La Seyne sink deeperBottom of Nationale 2 pool 2, US Seynoise have been docked two points after their Espoirs side forfeited. Beaten 42-17 at Tyrosse on Saturday, the Var club have also picked up five red cards in two games.Félix Lapoussière · 8 November 2026

ArticleNationale 2 round 5: Nantes still perfect, four games decided by a point11 October 2026

Ligne 22Axel Ducellier: “Fleurance is magic!”23 September 2026

ArticleNationale 2 (R3): two unbeaten sides, and 656 points in twelve games21 September 2026

ArticleNationale 2 (Round 2): eight unbeaten sides and three cards per match14 September 2026

ArticleNationale 2 Round 1: Geneva win, newcomers Annonay make a winning start7 September 2026

Ligne 22Nicolas Acébès: “I’d love to do a season with my big brother”Thomas Larroquette · 5 December 2025Watch

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How the Haute-Vienne became a great development region… without managing to make its clubs winLeny-Huayna TIBLE · 30 June 2026

How is the Haute-Vienne, a land of rugby, losing its clubs?Leny-Huayna TIBLE · 23 June 2026

Is it serious, doctor (4/4) – Rugby, a patient in treatment: the diagnosis is yours to makeLaurent Depret · 22 May 2026

Is it serious, doctor? (3/4) – Rugby: the damage is no longer inevitableLaurent Depret · 22 April 2026

Is it serious, doctor (2/4) — Rugby, a patient getting treatmentLaurent Depret · 7 April 2026

Is it serious, doctor? (1/4) — A check-up on French rugby: the watchdogs, A2R (ex-DNACG)Laurent Depret · 23 March 2026