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François Ratier: 'I’m very excited and very proud'
Christmas may be over half a year away, but judging by France’s new head coach François Ratier you would be forgiven for thinki…
Jeremy Inson
02 Apr 2026, 2:13
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Manae Feleu: 'It's very funny, because every year, everyone tells us about England'
France have a new head coach in ex-Canada boss François Ratier, who had no hesitation in keeping the 26-year-old as his captain
Jeremy Inson
31 Mar 2026, 4:35
Uncapped and young: France's 2026 Six Nations training squad announced
New France coach Francois Ratier has included 16 uncapped players in the squad for his second three-day training camp to prepare f…
James Harrington
19 Mar 2026, 4:30
Opinion
What we now know about women’s rugby and SVNS’ symbiosis
On Tuesday, World Rugby released its impact report on the growth of women’s rugby following the successful 2025 Women’s Rugby …
Nick Wasiliev
26 Feb 2026, 15:17
The numbers that emphasise the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup's success
The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup was always going to be a game changer for women's sport.
Joe Harvey
24 Feb 2026, 1:02
'It is a commitment from our unions': Horrox reveals women's rugby growth target pledge
World Rugby's Chief of Women's Rugby, Sally Horrox, revealed that over 50 member unions have committed to grow women's and girls p…
Joe Harvey
24 Feb 2026, 1:01
Match officials confirmed for Women’s Six Nations and Pacific Four 2026
World Rugby has confirmed the Emirates match official appointments for the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, Pacific Four Serie…
Lucy Lomax
16 Feb 2026, 3:59
Feleu retains France captaincy amid Ratier rebuild
France's new head coach François Ratier has confirmed that Manae Feleu will take sole captaincy of the national team after his fi…
Joe Harvey
12 Feb 2026, 5:06
France's François Ratier turns to a pair of former rivals to fill coaching vacancies
France’s new head coach François Ratier has turned to a pair of former rivals to fill two vacancies in his national coaching se…
James Harrington
29 Jan 2026, 8:23
Attendance records and reformatted age grade competitions coming in 2026
Six Nations Rugby have announced that the women's age grade competition has been reformatted ahead of this year's competition.
Joe Harvey
22 Jan 2026, 12:30
What to look forward to in 2026 for women's rugby
With the excitement of 2025 now over, and a historic Women's Rugby World Cup in the rear view mirror, we can now cast our eyes to …
Lucy Lomax
07 Jan 2026, 1:38
Analysis
Highlights of 2025: Has this been women’s rugby’s best year yet?
It is not far-fetched to argue that this has been one of the best year’s in history for the women’s game, spearheaded by the 2…
Lucy Lomax
29 Dec 2025, 1:00
Opinion
Top 5 players of 2025: France Women
2025 has been another frustrating year for France’s senior women’s team. As the women’s game in France looks to what it hope…
James Harrington
19 Dec 2025, 2:00
Opinion
'François Ratier has been coaching me at Bordeaux for three years': This is how he works
Morgane Bourgeois gives RugbyPass an exclusive insight into how she has been working with the new French coach for the past three …
Morgane Bourgeois
02 Dec 2025, 4:48
France name current Stade Bordelais’ manager as new women's head coach
The Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) has named current Stade Bordelais’ manager François Ratier as the new head coach of …
James Harrington
27 Nov 2025, 1:19
Opinion
Why is France still struggling to get past the Red Roses?
France international Morgane Bourgeois examines England’s structural advantage and the French transition gap in women’s intern…
Morgane Bourgeois
18 Nov 2025, 4:37
