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Castres confirm the arrival of Hamish Watson
Without Dalton Papali'i for several months, Castres Olympique have signed Scotland international back-rower Hamish Watson as a medical joker.
Top of the northern pool: so what is France's position actually worth?
By beating Japan, France end the first half of the Nations Championship top of the northern pool, ahead of Ireland.…
Quesada has his ban cut to one match
Sanctioned for criticising the officiating, Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has had his punishment reduced on appeal.
In Tokyo, France cut loose and take the northern pool
Comfortable winners over Japan (42-15) after a stifling first half, France end their summer tour top of the Nations Championship…
Graou, the understudy who earned his blue shirt
Called up at short notice to replace Antoine Dupont, Toulouse scrum-half Paul Graou is set to win his first cap…
Vakatawa, four years after the axe fell
Barred from playing in France since 2022 because of a heart condition, Virimi Vakatawa is making an improbable return to…
Japan v France: Tokyo's humidity, the last obstacle before the northern crown
To close their summer tour, France take on Eddie Jones' Japan in Tokyo on Saturday (10.40am, TF1). With top spot…
Toulon, Montauban, Toulouse and now Montech: Anthony Meric on his career
The 31-year-old scrum-half and fly-half played for the star-studded RCT, was Dupont's medical joker at Toulouse, was coached by Wilkinson…
Criticising officials: Quesada, the first coach punished under World Rugby's new process
Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has been handed a two-match ban for criticising French referee Luc Ramos. He becomes the…
They made the trip, not the team: the tour's seven shadow men
Of the 42 players Fabien Galthié took to the southern hemisphere, seven did not play a single minute of the…