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PublishedBig coup for Section Paloise, who sign a France international
Out of contract with Union Bordeaux-Bègles, back-rower Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer has signed for Section Paloise for next season. At 28, the France international takes on a new challenge after four full seasons in the Gironde.
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PublishedFrance: how they can win the Six Nations in Scotland
Unbeaten after three rounds and still in the hunt for the Grand Slam, France head to Scotland with the rare opportunity of sealing the Championship with a win. Between irresistible momentum, a favourable points equation and a major tactical challenge at Murrayfield, France hold their destiny in their own hands.
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Published“He collapses after a blow”: French rugby in shock after an assault of extreme violence
An amateur rugby match turned to tragedy at Sévérac-d'Aveyron. Punched by an opponent after a passage of play, a 23-year-old player is in a very worrying condition. An assault of rare brutality that has shaken all of French rugby and raises, between the lines, the question of excesses on amateur pitches.
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PublishedSix Nations 2026 – Round 3: Ireland turn Twickenham upside down, Scotland dig deep in Cardiff
While France, the only unbeaten side, remain masters of their own destiny, the third round of the 2026 Six Nations has shuffled the pack all over again. At Twickenham, Ireland produced an attacking demonstration to inflict a heavy home defeat on England (42-21). A few hours later, Scotland confirmed their solidity by winning in Wales (26-23), at the end of a topsy-turvy match. Two wins built on efficiency and control of the key moments, putting Ireland and Scotland right back in the race.
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PublishedFrance: victory under control, sloppiness in the background
Superior and victorious (33-8) on Sunday against a brave and ambitious Italy, France continue on the road towards a possible Grand Slam. But behind the attacking bonus point and the certainties of the table, France showed up some unexpected sloppiness, and also revealed the undeniable progress of a Nazionale who never gave up.
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PublishedPower restored, continuity embraced: France on a Grand Slam mission against Italy
Fabien Galthié has unveiled a selection that is both faithful and strategic to face Italy. With a beefed-up second row and an unchanged back line, France are embracing their rise through the 2026 Championship. An analysis of a set of choices that confirms France do want to lay down the law, without deviating from their path.
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PublishedMignoni finally takes a week to “step back”
After his "48 hours of reflection", Toulon manager Pierre Mignoni has decided to give himself a week off, a few days on from the heavy home defeat to Clermont. A choice endorsed by the Var club, in a tense sporting and emotional context.
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PublishedDiaby leaves Perpignan and lands at Montpellier as a medical joker
Back-rower Mahamadou Diaby is set to terminate his contract with Perpignan to join Montpellier until the end of the season as a medical joker. At 35, the former Bordeaux man will bring his experience to MHR, who are without Langi Gleeson after a serious knee injury.
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PublishedHow Italy caught up: the Azzurri’s silent revolution
Long the whipping boys of the Six Nations, Italy are no longer the weak link. A modernised pathway, an outward-looking approach, an ambitious generation and a coherent project: the Squadra Azzurra are now reaping the rewards of a shift begun almost a decade ago. Inside a rise that is changing the balance of European rugby.
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PublishedBayonne, chronicle of a break-up foretold
Aviron Bayonnais and Grégory Patat confirmed their separation on Thursday 19 February, sealing the end of an adventure as brilliant as it was troubled. Behind the smooth statement, the split is the culmination of months of internal tension, a simmering power struggle and a brutal slide in results. The story of an inevitable divorce.
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PublishedWhy that shiver when the Six Nations anthems that are not ours ring out
In a stadium humming with anticipation, the moment "Land of My Fathers", "Ireland's Call" or "Flower of Scotland" strikes up, something runs through us. More than a simple ritual, these anthems stir a deep emotion even when the anthem is not our own. A part of the soul of sport and of collective identity is at stake in them.
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PublishedOffloads, tackles, tries… the France stats that make your head spin
In Cardiff, France produced a total demonstration against Wales. Behind the flood of points and the impression of control, the numbers tell of a contest of rare intensity. 401 tackles, 38 offloads, more than 1,200 metres covered. France did not just win. They imposed a rhythm and a workload that confirm they are building towards something in this Championship.
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PublishedIreland investigate after racist abuse aimed at newcomer Edogbo
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced an investigation after racist abuse was directed online at lock Edwin Edogbo, the target of hateful messages following his first cap for Ireland against Italy this weekend.
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PublishedThe Doumbia affair: a brutal exposure of French rugby’s failings?
Some sentences land like a final whistle. "After a simple piece of play, an opposition player said to me: 'Get lost, you dirty black.'" The testimony of Ismael Doumbia, a lock with Drancy Saint-Denis, published on social media, burst into the amateur rugby news like a brutal reminder: pitches are still not immune to hatred.
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PublishedTop 14 – Toulouse lay down the law, Montpellier and Racing shift up a gear: our round 17 review
Round 17, played in a dry cold but red-hot atmospheres, marked a subtle turning point: the one where the contenders stop hiding and where those who claimed to be contenders start looking over their shoulders. Between brutal demonstrations, authoritative wins and imperfect resistance, this weekend was a reminder that this championship is never about reputation, but about repetition.
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PublishedMoefana and Tatafu out, Seunes and Slimani in
Centre Yoram Moefana and tighthead prop Tevita Tatafu have withdrawn from the preparations for the meeting with Italy on Sunday in Lille in round three of the Six Nations, and have been replaced in the France squad by Rabah Slimani and Ugo Seunes, the France management announced on Monday 16 February.
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PublishedAn All Black with 37 caps lands at Castres Olympique
All Blacks back-rower Dalton Papali'i will join Castres Olympique from next season, the Tarn club announced on Monday 16 February, pulling off not only a major addition but quite the coup on the transfer market.
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Published6 Nations – Round 2: Ireland win without convincing, England trip over their own feet at Murrayfield
The second round of the 2026 Six Nations delivered two major lessons. At Murrayfield, Scotland dominated England (31-20) with a complete and controlled performance. In Dublin, Ireland had to contain a disciplined Italy side, one to be wary of from now on, to win through (20-13), without dispelling all the doubts. Two victories built on rigour and the management of the key moments.
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PublishedFrom the 2019 Grand Slam to the 2025 wooden spoon: six years of mediocrity for Welsh rugby
This Sunday 15 February at the Principality Stadium (formerly the Millennium), Wales face France in a climate of doubt and biting criticism. Between mediocre results for a nation that was still winning the Grand Slam barely six years ago, a systemic crisis and financial problems, Welsh rugby seems to have lost its compass. A press review of a nation short of inspiration, if not more...
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Published“A blanket”, “a bogged-down bus” and “smashed jugs”: they tell us about daily life next to a rugby ground
They have no need to look at the clock. When the PA crackles, they know it is nearly three o'clock. When car doors slam, when studs clatter, when voices rise, the weekend has switched sides. They live next to a rugby ground and tell of the tiny or the farcical scenes of a daily life governed by the laws of the oval-ball world. From the Gers to the Auvergne, from the Haute-Garonne to the Haute-Vienne, tales of a rugby that spills well beyond the white lines.
