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PublishedUnchanged pack, Pau centre pairing confirmed: France’s team to face Wales
Fabien Galthié announced on Thursday 12 February the France side that will take on Wales on Sunday 15 February, at 4.10pm at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. With Moefana and Deporterre ruled out, Section Paloise centre pairing Gailleton - Brau-Boirie starts. The front eight, meanwhile, is unchanged.
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PublishedAntoine Dupont and Anthony Jelonch’s “suspect” image-rights deals: Toulouse under salary-cap pressure once again?
An investigation by our colleagues at L'Équipe has reopened the debate on the use of image rights to get around Top 14 financial rules. And once again all eyes are on Toulouse, and more precisely on the image and advertising contracts involving Antoine Dupont and Anthony Jelonch, described as "suspect". Between eye-watering sums, no visible return and suspicions of salary-cap circumvention, the affair is causing plenty of teeth-grinding at the top of French rugby.
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PublishedA young English talent heading for a withdrawal from the entire tournament
England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso could miss the entire 2026 Six Nations, after injuring his hamstring in a training session last week, a few hours before the match against Wales, the British sports press reported on Monday.
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PublishedWhen Italy pull down the kilt and England bring out the hammer…
After France's flamboyant opener against Ireland, the first round of the 2026 tournament served up two more contrasting fixtures. In Rome, the Squadra surprised Scotland in a rough, wet battle (18-15), while at Twickenham England knocked out a Wales side still off the pace (48-7).
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PublishedJalibert, Jalibert at last!
Long awaited, sometimes questioned, always put under the microscope, Matthieu Jalibert produced against Ireland the benchmark performance French rugby had been hoping for. In France's emphatic win (36-14), the fly-half rediscovered what made him different: freedom, daring and a sense of the obvious. A statement display, both sporting and personal.
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PublishedAgeing generation, wear and tear, weariness: why Ireland mark the end of a cycle
Between less striking results and painful disappointments, Irish rugby looks to have reached a turning point. The wear on a side that dominated for a long time without ever landing the holy grail, senior men running out of steam and a hesitant next wave sketch the outline of a cycle coming to an end. A look at the warning signs for a nation with no margin for error left.
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PublishedCardiac arrest: why rugby, and sport in general, does not always see it coming
The cardiac arrest suffered by Uini Atonio, France prop and a leading figure in professional rugby, is a brutal reminder that elite sport offers no immunity against the failings of the heart. Behind the medical protocols and the over-trained bodies, grey areas remain: insufficient testing, poorly identified risks, uneven prevention. The Atonio case belongs to a series of warnings that question modern sport's ability to protect its athletes against the unforeseeable.
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PublishedWhat if it were (almost) Colombe’s time?
The forced retirement of Uini Atonio, struck down by a heart problem, opens an unexpected window for Georges-Henri Colombe. Revived at Stade Toulousain by Hugo Mola, the tighthead has seen his career take off again and is knocking at France's door at the very moment the national side needs him. Even if he is not on the team sheet against Ireland on Thursday night, we should see him again during the Championship.
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PublishedA future homecoming for Zack Henry, who signs with Newcastle
English fly-half Zack Henry will leave Stade Français at the end of the season to join Newcastle, the Premiership club have announced. At 31, the player is bringing a long French chapter to a close to return to the English league.
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PublishedWe now know where the Nationale final will be played in May
The French rugby federation (FFR) has officially named Bourg-en-Bresse as the host city for the Nationale final, scheduled for the weekend of 16 and 17 May.
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Published“Not used to this”: How the All Blacks have managed to avoid a crisis… until now
Two weeks after Scott Robertson was pushed out, the turmoil inside the New Zealand set-up continues to be talked about in the land of the long white cloud. On the ground, and in the press in particular, where the decision-makers have always known how to head off a crisis by acting early, the very identity of the All Blacks is being questioned. A look back at a calm that is only skin deep, with everything - for now - still to be repaired.
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PublishedTop 14: Resurrection, a fortress under siege and a steamroller… our round 15 review
Under the floodlights of a Top 14 that plainly can never choose between Greek tragedy and bedroom farce, round 15 was a reminder of why the French championship remains the weekly serial you watch even when you claim to have stopped believing in it.
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PublishedWith Roumat and Colombe added, no fewer than 14 Toulouse players at Marcoussis
With France barely gathered at Marcoussis, the squad announced on Monday 26 January the withdrawals of La Rochelle pair Uini Atonio and Paul Boudehent, both hurt against Clermont on Sunday night. A blow less than ten days out from the opening match of the Six Nations against Ireland (Thursday 5 February).
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PublishedThe FFR want to raise their voice: towards tougher sanctions in professional rugby?
In a decision that could well mark a significant disciplinary turning point for French rugby, the French rugby federation (FFR) has formally referred a number of sanctions handed down by the Ligue nationale de rugby (LNR) against Top 14 and Pro D2 players and coaches to the federal appeals committee. The aim: to obtain harsher punishments, particularly for acts and behaviour deemed contrary to the values of the game. Explanations.
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PublishedA Clermont mainstay extends until 2028
ASM Clermont Auvergne confirmed on Wednesday 21 January the contract extension of Alivereti Raka until June 2028.
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PublishedSydney, Perth, Melbourne… Eight stadiums selected for the World Cup in Australia
The organising committee of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, scheduled in Australia from 1 October to 13 November, confirmed on Thursday the selection of eight stadiums that will host the matches of the tournament's eleventh edition.
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Published2026 Six Nations: A France squad with a “South African” look?
By announcing an extended list of 42 players to prepare for the Six Nations, Fabien Galthié has sent a clear message to European rugby. Behind the continuity on display, a more pragmatic, denser direction of play is taking shape, almost South African in spirit. A France team that now embraces set piece, power and pressure as the foundations of its ambition. Here is our explanation.
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PublishedAlldritt, Penaud and Fickou missing from Galthié’s first list: a Six Nations to reshuffle the pack for good?
Even before the announcement of the 42-man list to prepare for the Six Nations, which begins on 5 February against Ireland at the Stade de France, it appears that France head coach Fabien Galthié may do without Damian Penaud, Greg Alldritt and Gaël Fickou. No problem, the talent pool is enormous...
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PublishedA “lucky charm” and object of superstition in football, so what is the towel for in rugby?
It popped up in the middle of the Africa Cup of Nations football final on Sunday 18 January, between Morocco and Senegal. Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy's towel crystallised the tension and provoked wildly disproportionate debate and comment. The scene came as a surprise because it looked so incongruous. But in rugby, as in football, the towel is a piece of match equipment and is neither an aside nor an affectation. It is a technical tool, a mental anchor, a founding ritual, right at the heart of the sporting machinery.
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PublishedFrance 7s: Courteix cleared after bullying accusations
The former head coach of France's women's sevens side, David Courteix, has been officially cleared of the bullying accusations made against him, the coaches' union Tech XV announced in a statement on Tuesday 20 January.
