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.
France head coach Fabien Galthie says star men Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack are doing well after both tested positive for coronavirus. Les Bleus’ preparation for the Guinness Six Nations has been severely disrupted by a host of withdrawals from Galthie’s 42-man
France have been hit by significant disruption ahead of the Guinness Six Nations, after being forced to withdraw ten players from their 42-man squad, which is preparing for the tournament in Aubagne this week.
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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Rugby World Cup 
Autumn Nations Cup Six Nations 
Six Nations Rugby World Cup Autumn Nations Cup | Round 0 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 0 |
|---|
| - Scotland |
| - Wales |
| - England |
| - Ireland |
| - Italy |
| - France |
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.
Alexandre Bécognée Number 8 
Anthony Etrillard Hooker 
Anthony Jelonch Flanker 7 
Baptiste Pesenti Flanker 7 
Bernard Le Roux Flanker 6 
Cameron Woki Flanker 7 
Camille Chat Hooker 
Charles Ollivon Number 8 
Cyril Baille Prop 
Cyril Cazeaux Lock 
Demba Bamba Prop 
Dorian Aldegheri Prop 
Dylan Cretin Number 8 
Enzo Forletta Prop 
Florent Vanverberghe Number 8 
Francois Cros Flanker 6 
Gaeton Barlot Hooker 
Georges-Henri Colombe Prop 
Gregory Alldritt Flanker 7 
Hassane Kolingar Prop 
Jean-Baptiste Gros Prop 
Julien Marchand Hooker 
Killian Geraci Lock 
Mohammed Haouas Prop 
Paul Willemse Lock 
Peato Mauvaka Prop 
Pierre Bourgarit Hooker 
Romain Taofifenua Lock 
Sekou Macalou Flanker 7 
Selevasio Tolofua Flanker 6 
Sipili Falatea Prop 
Swan Rebbadj Lock 
Thibaud Flament Lock 
Uini Atonio Prop 
Wilfrid Hounkpatin Prop 
Anthony Bouthier 
Antoine Dupont Scrum Half 
Antoine Hastoy Fly half 
Arthur Vincent Centre 
Baptiste Couilloud Scrum half 
Baptiste Serin Scrum half 
Brice Dulin Fullback 
Damian Penaud Centre 
GabinVillière 
Gael Fickou Centre 
Ibrahim Diallo 
Jonathan Danty Centre 
Julien Delbouis Centre 
Julien Heriteau Centre 
Louis Carbonel Fullback 
Matthieu Jalibert Fly half 
Matthis Lebel Fullback 
Maxime Lucu 
Melvyn Jaminet Fullback 
Pierre-HenriAzagoh 
Pierre-Louis Barassi Centre 
Quentin Walcker Fullback 
Romain Ntamack Fly half 
Teddy Iribaren Scrum half 
Teddy Thomas Wing 
Thomas Ramos Fullback 
Virimi Vakatawa Wing 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.
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