The France national rugby union team, also known as ‘Les Tricolores’ or ‘Les Bleus’ due to their iconic jerseys are one of Europe’s leading international sides. They currently compete in tournaments including the Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations and are also a largely successful side, boasting a number of titles and an impressive win ratio of 54% in all their 776 test matches.
Read on to learn more about the France national rugby union team. Here, you’ll find the team’s latest results and fixtures, as well as all the latest France Rugby news.
Former England and Bath prop David Flatman believes that the British & Irish Lions should consider dropping provincial games in favour of flying in international competition for future tours.
“That’s a bit of a soft penalty, he went down very easily.” We have all got very used to hearing this kind of analysis of televised football both during big international tournaments and in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues.
The France national rugby union team, also known as ‘Les Tricolores’ or ‘Les Bleus’ due to their iconic jerseys are one of Europe’s leading international sides. They currently compete in tournaments including the Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations and are also a largely successful side, boasting a number of titles and an impressive win ratio of 54% in all their 776 test matches.
Read on to learn more about the France national rugby union team. Here, you’ll find the team’s latest results and fixtures, as well as all the latest France Rugby news.
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Six Nations Rugby World Cup Autumn Nations Cup | Round 5 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Wales | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
-  France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 103 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
-  Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 88 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 91 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
-  England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 121 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
-  Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 239 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 5 |
|---|
| - Wales |
| - France |
| - Ireland |
| - Scotland |
| - England |
| - Italy |
Rugby was first introduced to France back in 1872 but the first official international test match didn’t take place until 1906, where France played against New Zealand in Paris. France also competed in the Olympic games of 1920 and 1924, narrowly missing out on gold medals against the United States.
It was in the Five Nations of the 50s and 60s where the France national rugby union team really came into their stride, winning their first outright Five Nations title in 1959 and getting a Grand Slam in 1968. The following decades so even more success with several Grand Slams and finishing runners-up in the first Rugby World Cup in 1987.
Fastfoward to the present and the France national rugby union team has yet to better this result, despite being involved in all World Cup competitions. The closest they came was a third place finish in 1995. Although they are set to host the next event in 2023, giving them a home advantage. France now also have 17 Six Nations wins to their name, with 9 Grand Slams in total.
Cyril Baille Prop 
Demba Bamba Prop 
Hassane Kolingar Prop 
Georges-Henri Colombe Prop 
Jean-Baptiste Gros Prop 
Enzo Forletta Prop 
Pierre Bourgarit Hooker 
Anthony Etrillard Hooker 
Julien Marchand Hooker 
Camille Chat Hooker 
Gaeton Barlot Hooker 
Sipili Falatea Prop 
Uini Atonio Prop 
Mohammed Haouas Prop 
Dorian Aldegheri Prop 
Wilfrid Hounkpatin Prop 
Swan Rebbadj Lock 
Paul Willemse Lock 
Killian Geraci Lock 
Cyril Cazeaux Lock 
Romain Taofifenua Lock 
Francois Cros Flanker 6 
Bernard Le Roux Flanker 6 
Selevasio Tolofua Flanker 6 
Anthony Jelonch Flanker 7 
Cameron Woki Flanker 7 
Baptiste Pesenti Flanker 7 
Gregory Alldritt Flanker 7 
Sekou Macalou Flanker 7 
Florent Vanverberghe Number 8 
Charles Ollivon Number 8 
Dylan Cretin Number 8 
Alexandre Bécognée Number 8 
Quentin Walcker Fullback 
GabinVillière 
Pierre-HenriAzagoh 
Ibrahim Diallo 
Anthony Bouthier 
Teddy Iribaren Scrum half 
Antoine Dupont Scrum half 
Baptiste Serin Scrum half 
Baptiste Couilloud Scrum half 
Romain Ntamack Fly half 
Antoine Hastoy Fly half 
Matthieu Jalibert Fly half 
Virimi Vakatawa Wing 
Jonathan Danty Centre 
Julien Delbouis Centre 
Julien Heriteau Centre 
Gael Fickou Centre 
Pierre-Louis Barassi Centre 
Arthur Vincent Centre 
Damian Penaud Centre 
Teddy Thomas Wing 
Louis Carbonel Fullback 
Brice Dulin Fullback 
Melvyn Jaminet Fullback 
Thomas Ramos Fullback With such a prolific history in terms of achievement, it should be no surprise that the France national rugby union team has seen its fair share of quality players in the past. So far there are 10 former players inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, including fullback Serge Blanco and centre Philippe Sella.
The current squad also features a variety of popular players, the majority of which play in France on a domestic level. This includes scrum-half Antoine Dupont, team captain and Toulon back row Charles Ollivon and Stade Français centre Gaël Fickou.
