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PublishedRassie Erasmus set for a new deal in charge of the Springboks?
The Springboks could soon secure continuity in their coaching set-up: South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus is in advanced talks over a contract extension. According to statements from the South African camp, confirmation is expected shortly after the end of the current autumn tour in Europe.
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PublishedFrance: six weeks out for Guillard, ruled out for the rest of the tour
LOU back-rower Mickaël Guillard has been forced to withdraw from the rest of France's autumn tour. Injured in the shoulder during the defeat to South Africa, he faces an estimated four to six weeks on the sidelines.
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PublishedExtended lay-off for François Cros, injured and operated on his knee
A blow for Stade Toulousain and France: international back-rower François Cros has announced that he has undergone further surgery on his left knee. Held back by chronic pain since the start of the season, the player, a France regular, sees his spell on the sidelines lengthen, with no precise return date yet set.
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PublishedMuscle scare for Flament before the test against Fiji
France's Toulouse lock, Thibaud Flament, is resting at the start of this week at Marcoussis because of a slight muscle scare in a thigh. While the France staff rule out an immediate withdrawal, the management prefer to err on the side of caution before the second test of the autumn tour against Fiji, on Saturday in Bordeaux.
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PublishedA revenge that evaporated: why France missed their date with destiny
There was something in the air on Saturday night at the Stade de France, the hope of revenge, of a reversal. But the South African machine, all rough hide and unmoved engine room, ground down French naivety. Less clinical, France once again came up against the cold, implacable power of the Springboks (32-17), and watched a win they had briefly caressed slip away.
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PublishedAn XXL (and very familiar) Springboks team to face France
Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has revealed his line-up to take on France (Saturday 8 November, 9.10pm). An announcement marked by the 100th cap of emblematic captain Siya Kolisi and the choice to field a side almost identical to the one that beat France in the 2023 World Cup quarter-final.
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PublishedWorld Cup: why the defeat against South Africa still weighs
On 15 October 2023, the Stade de France held its breath: France, hosts and the hope of a nation, went down by a single point (28-29) to the Springboks, who would be crowned world champions two weeks later. A detonation! Two years on, and on the eve of meeting their Springbok executioners again (Saturday 8 November), that quarter-final remains a collective wound across the whole of the rugby world. More than a mere sporting setback, it is a story that continues to work away at the conscience and the memory of French rugby.
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PublishedMontagne and Guillard start, Alldritt left out, “Tao” on the bench: France’s team to face South Africa
Head coach Fabien Galthié lifted the lid on Thursday morning on his France team for Saturday evening's clash (9.10pm) against South Africa at the Stade de France, confirming what had leaked the day before. A team sheet with some bold calls, not least the absence of Grégory Alldritt.
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PublishedTop 14: grey skies, a single point and rugby mush – our round 9 round-up
Under an autumn sky loaded with scrums and up-and-unders, the Top 14 served up a round 9 for the ages. Waves in Toulon, mirages in Castres, velvet in Toulouse and storms in La Rochelle. French rugby, that great theatre in studs, staged its weekend play once again: funny, abrasive and slightly absurd. Here is our round-up.
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PublishedControversy: a Springbok suspected of doping cleared to play against France
The call-up of South African prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye (26) to face France in the opening match of the 2025 Autumn Tour next Saturday at the Stade de France is causing controversy. The Golden Lions player is facing two charges of anti-doping rule violations over positive tests in 2025.
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PublishedLa Rochelle will play at Toulon after all, despite Ronan O’Gara’s forfeit “threat”
La Rochelle will travel to Toulon after all on Saturday 8 November, for a rearranged round 3 Top 14 fixture, lifting the uncertainty that hung over the game after the bombshell statement from their manager, Ronan O'Gara.
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PublishedIt’s official: USAP announce a new sporting structure to relaunch their season
The Catalan club have officially unveiled a complete overhaul of their coaching set-up, with the appointment of Laurent Labit at the head of the management team, joined by Joe Worsley on defence and Nicolas Nadau on attack, in order to breathe in fresh momentum aimed at securing survival in the Top 14.
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PublishedSection Paloise extend two of their scrum-halves until 2029
The Béarn club confirmed on Thursday the contract extensions of their star scrum-halves, Thibault Daubagna and Thomas Souverbie, who will wear the Pau colours until the 2028-2029 season.
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PublishedCastres Olympique’s “rock” extends for a season
The 31-year-old Australian colossus Tom Staniforth, a fearsome tackler and jackaller, has committed for an extra year with the Tarn club.
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PublishedGuillaume Cramont set to extend with Stade Toulousain, then be loaned to Aviron Bayonnais
The 24-year-old hooker, already a regular starter at Toulouse, is on the point of signing a contract extension of around four seasons with the Haute-Garonne club, before a proposed loan to Bayonne. The deal, promising though it is, has yet to be finalised.
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PublishedTop 14: raging lions, lost sheep and all-you-can-eat desserts – our review of round 8
Are hammerings becoming the norm in the Top 14? Will Perpignan ever get their first points on the board in a championship they don't look invited to for now? Can Pau and Bayonne go the distance at the top of the table? Is Stade Français back? Round 8 of the Top 14 has delivered its lessons and some of those questions found their answers out on the pitch. A look back at a new chapter in which lions roared and lambs were eaten.
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PublishedSébastien Bézy (Clermont) signs a two-year deal with Montpellier
France international scrum-half Sébastien Bézy will join Montpellier Hérault Rugby (MHR) from next season. The 33-year-old, whose contract with ASM Clermont Auvergne expires next June, has signed for two seasons with the Hérault club, confirming a departure from the Auvergne that had been widely expected.
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PublishedMurder of F. Aramburú: the trial of two far-right activists set for September 2026
The trial for the murder of the former Argentina rugby international Federico Martín Aramburú, shot dead in Paris in March 2022, will be held in September 2026, according to sources close to the case. Two far-right activists, Loïk Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, have been charged with murder and will be tried over the death of the former Biarritz and Argentina player.
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PublishedJalibert and “Tao” out: a rookie and an old hand called up as reinforcements
With 15 days to go before the start of the autumn tour (against South Africa on 8 November), France will have to do without Matthieu Jalibert, injured in the thigh, and without their experienced lock Romain Taofifénua, both forced to withdraw. To replace them, head coach Fabien Galthié has turned to young Racing 92 fly-half Ugo Seunes and lock Baptiste Pesenti to strengthen the squad.
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PublishedThe Vélodrome, home to another Toulon-Toulouse showdown on 9 May
Rugby Club Toulonnais (RCT) have confirmed that their round 23 TOP 14 match against eternal rivals Stade Toulousain will be played at the Stade Orange Vélodrome in Marseille. This fixture, now a lucrative tradition for the Var club, will take place on Saturday 9 May 2026. The event, a magnet for attendance records, is already open for booking.
