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Six Nations team news: Penaud blow for France as Ntamack and Dupont return

France’s Romain Ntamack is set to line up at fly-half for the first time in almost 18 months but the Six Nations favourites will be without wing Damian Penaud for Friday night’s opener against Wales

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Twenty-five years on from Italy’s big entrance, the Six Nations’ pizzazz never fades

In February 2000, the newcomers surprised Scotland and a quarter-century of highlights remind us of the tournament’s enduring power

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France’s star turns primed to convert club form into Six Nations success

Damian Penaud and Antoine Dupont carry hopes in a squad mixed with established internationals and new faces

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France rugby boss Galthié names Argentina rape case duo in Six Nations squad

French rugby union chiefs on Wednesday named the players accused of raping a 39-year-old woman in Argentina during the summer tour of South America in the 42-man squad for the 2025 Six Nations tournament.

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Thomas Ramos’s boot helps France to thrilling win over New Zealand

France enjoyed a scintillating 30-29 victory over New Zealand after trailing at half-time, with Thomas Ramos kicking 15 points

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Dupont returns to France XV as rape case duo are omitted from autumn Tests squad

Olympic gold medallist Antoine Dupont was named in France's 15-a-side rugby union squad on Wednesday just over three months after his sparkling performances for the sevens team during their surge to glory at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Sexual assault allegations overshadow France's rugby Test against Uruguay

France rugby boss Fabien Galthié admitted his touring squad had been traumatised by the arrest of Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou after they were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel following the team's match against Argentina.

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France’s next generation offers Fabien Galthié hope of bright future

Léo Barré and Nolann Le Garrec are the leading lights of a new generation that allows Les Bleus to look ahead with optimism

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French fans are growing restless and Galthié requires a win over England

Les Bleus have had a poor Six Nations and the head coach badly needs a positive result to keep people behind his project

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Italy hit post with last kick as 14-man France cling on for draw in thriller

Paolo Garbisi’s penalty hit the post with the last kick in a thrilling 13-13 draw where France’s Jonathan Danty was sent off for a head-on-head tackle

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‘No hangovers with us’: demolishing France just the start for Andy Farrell

Ireland’s head coach and his players were not satisfied with a record-breaking win that banished World Cup memories

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Joe McCarthy fires up the hype train to soothe Ireland’s World Cup blues

A devastating performance in Marseille showed Andy Farrell’s side are looking to the future not dwelling on the painful past

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All eyes on new-look France and Ireland for classic Six Nations opener

Marseille hosts two teams eager to banish World Cup woe as they forge on, each missing an inspirational player

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Depleted and Dupont-less, can France recover after World Cup heartache?

Les Bleus’ post-tournament refit has not been as drastic as some expected and they face Ireland with a team of relative veterans

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France’s party ended sooner than hoped, but it has been a hell of a bash

Les Bleus fans reflect on how a bold project to lift the Rugby World Cup on home soil ended in yet another glorious failure

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Dupont upset with referee after France’s Rugby World Cup exit to South Africa

Antoine Dupont, the France captain, said after the 28-29 defeat: ‘I am not sure the level of refereeing was up to what was at stake’

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Galthié searches for deeper meaning to inspire France as South Africa loom

Inspired by the Springboks’ home triumph in 1995, the France coach aims to spark a sense of World Cup destiny in his players

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France skipper Dupont returns for World Cup showdown with South Africa

Three weeks after sustaining a fractured cheekbone, France skipper Antoine Dupont will lead his side out at the Stade de France for the quarter-final against the defending champions South Africa.

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The Guardian - UK

Erasmus drafts World Cup narrative with the flair of a French novelist

South Africa’s director of rugby has made more headlines but against France on Sunday the players will pen the tale

France 24

France to face Rugby World Cup holders South Africa in quarter-final showdown

The French hosts will take on title holders South Africa in a tantalising quarter-final at the Stade de France next Sunday, after Ireland’s defeat of Scotland ensured the Springboks finished second of their group.

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France brush aside Italy to sweep into World Cup quarter-finals

France racked up their biggest victory over Italy on Friday night to reach the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup as winners of Group A.

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Damian Penaud leads eight-try rout of Italy as France confirm progress in style

France laid down a marker for the knockout stages as they swept Italy aside 60-7 to qualify for the quarter-finals as pool winners

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France boss Galthie warns of 'wounded' Italians in crucial World Cup clash

France rugby union head coach Fabien Galthié warned his players of a likely backlash from Italy on Friday following their humiliating 96-17 loss to New Zealand last week.

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France's big win over Namibia highlights trying times for World Cup organisers

Appropriate that a match involving France should throw up some existential issues.

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France World Cup rugby chiefs sweat over Dupont face injury

France's hopes of lifting a first rugby union World Cup suffered a setback on Friday when tests confirmed that skipper Antoine Dupont could be out of the tournament after suffering a facial fracture during the 96-0 romp past Namibia in Marseille.

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