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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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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.
Fixtures & Results
Tournaments
The History of the France Rugby Team
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.
Players
Forwards
Alexandre Becognee Blindside Flanker 
Anthony Jelonch Flanker 7 
Bastien Vergnes Taillefer Openside flanker 
Charles Ollivon Number 8 
Clement Castets Prop 
Cyril Baille Prop 
Dorian Aldegheri Prop 
Dylan Cretin Number 8 
Francois Cros Blindside Flanker 
Gaetan Barlot Hooker 
Gregory Alldritt Flanker 7 
Julien Marchand Hooker 
Mohamed Haouas Prop 
Paul Boudehent Openside Flanker 
Paul Willemse Lock 
Peato Mauvaka Hooker 
Reda Wardi Prop 
Romain Taofifenua Lock Sacha Zegueur Blindside Flanker 
Sekou Macalou Flanker 7 
Sipili Falatea Prop 
Teddy Baubigny Hooker 
Thibaud Flament Lock 5 
Thomas Jolmes Lock 
Thomas Laclayat Prop 
Thomas Lavault Lock 
Uini Atonio Prop 
Yoan Tanga Number 8 Backs
Anthony Bouthier 
Antoine Dupont Scrum Half 
Antoine Hastoy Fly Half 
Baptiste Couilloud Scrum half 
Baptiste Heguy 
Baptiste Serin Scrum half 
Bastien Chalureau 
Damian Penaud Centre Emilien Gailleton Inside Centre 
Enzo Reybier Left Wing 
Ethan Dumortier Centre Gabin Villiere Right Wing 
Gael Fickou Centre 
Jonathan Danty Centre 
Leo Berdeu Fly Half 
Louis Bielle-Biarrey Fullback 
Matthieu Jalibert Fly half 
Matthis Lebel Fullback 
Maxime Lucu Fly half 
Melvyn Jaminet Fullback 
Nolann Le Garrec Garrec 
Pierre-Louis Barassi Centre 
Romain Buros Wing 
Romain Ntamack Fly half 
Thomas Darmon Fly half 
Thomas Ramos Fullback 
Yoram Moefana Centre The France Rugby Team Squad
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.
