Galthie’s ‘nervous’ France survive ‘uncomfortable’ Uruguay challenge
LILLE, France: France head coach Fabien Galthie said Uruguay had made the Rugby World Cup hosts “uncomfortable” in Thursday’s 27-12 win in Lille.
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Galthie's 'nervous' France survive Uruguay scare at Rugby World Cup
France head coach Fabien Galthie said Uruguay had made the Rugby World Cup hosts "uncomfortable" in Thursday's 27-12 win in Lille.
Disjointed France labour past gutsy Uruguay
France eventually saw off a brave Uruguay to continue their winning start to the Rugby World Cup after grinding out a win at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.
Hosts France rest key players for Uruguay clash after victory over All Blacks
Les Bleus opened the tournament with a rip-roaring victory over three-time winners New Zealand last week, and are now favourites to secure a quarter-final berth by topping Pool A.
Hosts France name Rugby World Cup squad stripped of injured star Ntamack
Galthié, bidding to guide Les Bleus to a maiden World Cup title on home soil, revealed his final squad in a lunchtime announcement on French television.
Melvyn Jaminet's impressive return earns him place on France World Cup squad
Melvyn Jaminet's 19-point haul for France at the weekend helped the injury-plagued full-back to secure a berth in the host nation’s 33-man squad for next month’s Rugby World Cup. Coach Fabien Galthie also included exciting 20-year-old wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey and newly capped loose forward Paul Boudehent when he revealed the squad on Monday. He is also gambling on the fitness of prop Cyril Baille, who suffered calf injury a fortnight ago in the warm-up win over Scotland at St Etienne, and Anthony Jelonch, who has been working his way back to fitness. Baille was originally ruled out for between four to six weeks but has remained with the French squad as the medical staff seek to hasten his recovery. Flanker Jelonch has not played since rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament during the Six Nations showdown against Scotland in February but has been deemed fit enough to play at the World Cup.
World Cup hosts France name final 33-man squad
PARIS :Melvyn Jaminet’s 19-point haul for France at the weekend helped the injury-plagued fullback to secure a berth in the host nation’s 33-man squad for next month’s World Cup.
Three new caps for France for warm-up test in Scotland
PARIS : France will field a largely experimental side for their first World Cup warm-up test as coach Fabien Galthie named three uncapped players on Thursday for the weekend clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.