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PublishedSix Nations 2027: France’s fixture list revealed… with a burning finale in Ireland
France's programme for the 2027 Six Nations is known: they will launch their campaign against Wales and close out the competition with a hotly anticipated trip to Ireland, in a clash that could weigh heavily in the title race.
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PublishedEngland hit rock bottom in Italy… but refuse to drop their head coach
Despite a historic England defeat to Italy (23-18) in the Six Nations, the Rugby Football Union is standing by head coach Steve Borthwick. Official backing that erases neither the sporting crisis nor the growing criticism around the team.
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PublishedWhat does Oscar Jégou risk for a possible eye gouge on a Scotland player?
France back-rower Oscar Jegou is due to appear on Tuesday 10 March before a disciplinary committee after a suspicious action to the face of Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman during France's defeat at Murrayfield. Suspected of an eye gouge, one of the most severely punished acts in rugby, the La Rochelle man risks a heavy suspension that could wreck the end of his Championship and weigh on his season.
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PublishedA historic Italy beat England: one-off feat or the sign of an unrecognisable Six Nations?
The fourth round of the 2026 Six Nations blurred the pecking order still further. In Dublin, Ireland got the better of Wales without truly convincing (27-17). The following day, in Rome, Italy pulled off a historic feat by beating England for the first time in the competition (23-18). Two results that feed one central question ahead of the final round. Has this Six Nations become more even than ever, or does it instead reveal a general weakening of Europe's leading nations?
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Published“We were told to go and do ballet”: in Réunion, these (very) young players are taking on men’s rugby
In Saint-Paul, on the west coast of Réunion, three young players talk about their rugby during a training camp. Domitille, Sasha and Maëlle grew up with an oval ball in their hands, but also with the puzzled looks and sometimes the comments. In a historically male sport, things are shifting slowly. On the island as on the mainland, women remain a minority. So is rugby still sexist, or simply behind the times? A report, around 8 March and International Women's Day.
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PublishedThe Murrayfield disaster nobody saw coming…
We were expecting another step towards history. We got a brutal fall. Beaten 50-40 in Edinburgh by a rampant Scotland, France lost far more than a match on Saturday. They gave up their Grand Slam dream and exposed worrying cracks in a side we thought untouchable.
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PublishedHe took up trail running on a dare and finished the Diagonale des Fous, the crazy story of rugby player Mathieu Lezeau
A former wing who came through the ranks in Charente-Maritime, Mathieu Lezeau spent twenty-five years with a ball in his hands. At 33, after a serious injury and a bet thrown down almost as a dare during a stay on Réunion, he took on one of the most feared ultra-trails on the planet, the Diagonale des Fous. An improbable adventure for a former 100-kilo player turned long-distance devotee. Meet a competitor who has turned the spirit of rugby into fuel for taking on the mountain.
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PublishedIs Toulon ready to turn the Mayol page? The stadium project that could shake up the RCT
An incandescent symbol of French rugby, the Stade Mayol could nevertheless be living through its final years. Between urban constraints, astronomical renovation costs and the club's economic ambitions, Rugby Club Toulonnais is seriously considering building a new ground… by the sea. A revolution that is already splitting the city.
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PublishedOllivon and Guillard from the start, Depoortere and Moefana back in, Jelonch too: what to make of France’s team to take on Scotland
With the return of the Bordeaux pairing of Yoram Moefana and Nicolas Depoortere in the centre of the France attack and Charles Ollivon at lock, the France management are standing by their bold calls before a match that could take France closer to the title.
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PublishedPro D2: 19-week ban for Piazzoli after his knee to an opponent’s head
Provence Rugby back-rower Guillaume Piazzoli has been heavily sanctioned by the Ligue nationale de rugby's disciplinary committee. Guilty of kneeing an opponent in the head while he was on the ground during a Pro D2 match, the player has been handed a 19-week ban, a sanction that all but ends his season.
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PublishedRennie to the rescue of the All Blacks, mission 2027 World Cup
New Zealand have gone for experience to revive their iconic side. Former Australia head coach Dave Rennie was appointed on Wednesday to take charge of the All Blacks. At 62, he inherits a team in turmoil with a clear objective: to win back the World Cup in 2027.
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PublishedAt 37 and with a knee injury, Machenaud set for a Racing return
France international scrum-half Maxime Machenaud, out of contract at Bayonne, is expected to return next season to Racing 92, the club where he spent a decade and won Top 14.
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PublishedAuradou out, Tatafu breaks down again: France count the cost of Top 14 round 18
Several France internationals were hurt this weekend in Top 14, forcing the France staff to adjust their squad before the trip to Scotland in the Six Nations next Saturday.
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Published“We’ll get home just fine!”: stuck in Dubai in the middle of a war, Vincent Moscato lets fly at the “drama influencers”
As the conflict engulfing the Middle East disrupts air links and traps thousands of travellers, Vincent Moscato is among the French citizens stranded in Dubai. From the Emirates, he gives a level-headed account and sends a strong message, or rather a well-aimed volley, entirely in character, to the French "drama" influencers who are also waiting to get home.
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PublishedThe race for the play-offs madder than ever? Our review of round 18 of the Top 14
Another Top 14 weekend and another certainty: with La Rochelle's win and Clermont's resurrection, the battle for the top 6 has been thrown wide open again. Except, that is, for Stade Toulousain, who keep stretching their lead at the very top of the table. At the other end, Montauban are heading straight for Pro D2, while Bayonne are sinking dangerously into the depths of the championship.
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PublishedDo you have to be big to play rugby? In Tarbes, Mathieu Loumagne dismantles the greatest lie of weight training
As the historic Tarbes club goes into liquidation, a local strength and conditioning coach takes apart one of rugby's most stubborn myths: no, power is not just about muscles. Portrait of a man preparing modern bodies, far from the clichés of another age.
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PublishedThe end of sporting merit? The RFU scraps relegation and votes for a closed Premiership
A silent revolution is shaking English rugby. The Premiership, England's elite league, will officially become a closed competition from the 2026-2027 season, ending more than three decades of automatic promotion and relegation between the first and second divisions.
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PublishedWhy will France wear a collector’s jersey against England?
France are about to dive back into their origins. For the Crunch against England, France will wear a special jersey inspired by that of 1906, the date of the first meeting between the two nations and the founding act of a rivalry that has become one of the most emblematic in world sport.
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PublishedAbsent from the RCT bench on Saturday, is Pierre Mignoni right to step aside?
Toulon manager Pierre Mignoni will not be on the bench in Lyon on Saturday. Officially resting, the Var coach is stepping back at a delicate moment for the club, which is searching for answers after a worrying run of defeats. Is he right to do so?
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PublishedDouble world champion, try record: Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, the final sprint of a New Zealand legend
This time, the curtain has come down for good. Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, an emblematic figure of the Black Ferns, confirmed on Thursday 26 February the end of her career, a year after coming out of retirement to play one last World Cup in England with New Zealand. A final adventure rounded off with third place, before bowing out for good.
