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The France rugby team has appeared at every edition of the Rugby World Cup. They’re the current holders of the Six Nations.

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World Ranking

France are currently 4th in the World Rugby Rankings. The last time they were World #1 was July 2022.

Ranking Over Time

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2003
2015
2026

France Matches

Sat 14 Mar, 2026
Six Nations
Round 5
France France
Round 5
48
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46
FT
England England
Stade de France
Sat 4 Jul, 2026
Friendlies
Round 1
New Zealand New Zealand
Round 1
00:10
France France
Fri 10 Jul, 2026
Friendlies
Round 2
Australia Australia
Round 2
17:00
France France
Suncorp Stadium

France Rugby Team Players

France Forwards

Name
Position
Dany Priso
Dany Priso
Prop
Jean-Baptiste Gros
Jean-Baptiste Gros
Prop
Rodrigue Neti
Rodrigue Neti
Prop
Maxime Lamothe
Maxime Lamothe
Hooker
Julien Marchand
Julien Marchand
Hooker
Peato Mauvaka
Peato Mauvaka
Hooker
Thomas Laclayat
Thomas Laclayat
Prop
Demba Bamba
Demba Bamba
Prop
Georges-Henri Colombe
Georges-Henri Colombe
Prop
Dorian Aldegheri
Dorian Aldegheri
Prop
Joshua Brennan
Joshua Brennan
Lock
Hugo Auradou
Hugo Auradou
Lock
Tom Staniforth
Tom Staniforth
Lock
Thibaud Flament
Thibaud Flament
Lock
Mickael Guillard
Mickael Guillard
Lock
Emmanuel Meafou
Emmanuel Meafou
Lock
Cameron Woki
Cameron Woki
Back Row
Sacha Zegueur
Sacha Zegueur
Back Row
Francois Cros
Francois Cros
Back Row
Oscar Jegou
Oscar Jegou
Back Row
Lenni Nouchi
Lenni Nouchi
Back Row
Anthony Jelonch
Anthony Jelonch
Back Row
Temo Matiu
Temo Matiu
Back Row
Charles Ollivon
Charles Ollivon
Back Row
France
Regis Montagne

France Backs

Name
Position
Maxime Lucu
Maxime Lucu
Scrum Half
Antoine Dupont
Antoine Dupont
Scrum Half
Baptiste Serin
Baptiste Serin
Scrum Half
Axel Desperes
Axel Desperes
Fly Half
Matthieu Jalibert
Matthieu Jalibert
Fly Half
Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Outside Back
Fabien Brau Boirie
Fabien Brau Boirie
Centre
Yoram Moefana
Yoram Moefana
Centre
Noah Tisie Nene
Noah Tisie Nene
Centre
Emilien Gailleton
Emilien Gailleton
Centre
Pierre-Louis Barassi
Pierre-Louis Barassi
Centre
Nicolas Depoortere
Nicolas Depoortere
Centre
Gabin Villiere
Gabin Villiere
Outside Back
Gael Drean
Gael Drean
Outside Back
Leo Barre
Leo Barre
Outside Back
France
Ugo Seunes
Outside Back
Gregoire Arfeuil
Gregoire Arfeuil
Outside Back
Theo Attissogbe
Theo Attissogbe
Outside Back
France
Kalvin Gourgues
Outside Back
Thomas Ramos
Thomas Ramos
Outside Back

France Tournaments

France National Rugby Union Team: Les Bleus

The French rugby team, also known as 'Les Bleus', is one of Europe's leading international sides. Thanks to a catalogue of titles and impressive campaigns, the France national rugby union team is regarded as a fierce and formidable competitor at the Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations.

With such a prolific history in terms of achievement, it's no surprise that the France national rugby union team has seen its fair share of quality players. In fact, several of the team's former players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. This includes fullback Serge Blanco, centre Philippe Sella and lock Fabien Pelous.

France at the Six Nations Championship 

France's Six Nations history dates back to 1910, when Les Bleus joined the competition. This resulted in the Home Nations being rebranded as the Five Nations Championship. Today, the France rugby team competes against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations.

In a surprising turn of events, the France national rugby union team was removed from the tournament in 1932. They were excluded on grounds of suspected professionalism, which was not allowed during rugby's amateur era. After the tournament paused during World War II, France were invited to rejoin the Five Nations in 1947.

With the exception of this period, the France rugby team has participated in every Championship since 1910. In 1954, after competing in 37 tournaments, France celebrated their first shared win. Five years later, the French rugby team won their first outright Five Nations title.

To date, the French rugby team has captured 27 titles (19 outright and eight shared victories) and 10 Grand Slams. They’re the current holders of the Six Nations Championship, as they won their most recent title in 2025. Their last Grand Slam victory came in 2022. 

France at the Rugby World Cup

Although they have competed in every edition of the tournament, France have never won the Rugby World Cup. However, as a talented and intimidating team, Les Bleus have reached the final on three occasions. The France rugby team finished as the runners-up in 1987, 1999 and 2011.

France's first Rugby World Cup final came after one of the sport's greatest semi-finals. The match saw a fierce France battle a determined Australia and, just as extra time seemed inevitable, Serge Blanco scored one of the best tries of the modern era. Despite their semi-final triumph, Les Bleus suffered a 29-9 loss against New Zealand in the final.

In 1999, France faced Australia in the final after overcoming New Zealand at the semi-final stage. Sadly though, they fell to a resounding 35-12 defeat. Then, in 2011, the French rugby team almost captured the trophy. They fought a fierce clash against New Zealand, but they lost the match 8-7.

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