France suffer major blow with fly-half Romain Ntamack ruled out of World Cup
France fly-half Romain Ntamack has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in a major blow for the tournament hosts.
Antoine Dupont Sport News
Ntamack, Van der Merwe injured in Rugby World Cup warm-up
Ntamack, 24, was helped off the field after 55 minutes less than a month before the start of the World Cup after a collision with opposite number Finn Russell.
France left with injury worries after Rugby World Cup warm-up win over Scotland
France flyhalf Romain Ntamack left the field with a suspected knee problem and Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe also suffered an injury as the World Cup hosts won 30-27 in a warm-up match in Saint-Etienne on Saturday.
Scotland fightback falls just short against France
Scotland staged another stirring fightback against France before being edged out by a late penalty from Thomas Ramos on an intoxicating Saturday night in the Saint-Etienne heat.
Late Ramos penalty hands France victory over Scotland
ST ETIENNE, France :Thomas Ramos kicked over a late penalty to hand France an unconvincing 30-27 win over Scotland in their warm-up test on Saturday that left more questions than answers for the World Cup hosts weeks away from the kick off of the tournament.
France back to full strength for second clash against Scots
France have restored their team to full strength with coach Fabien Galthie announcing on Thursday a powerful starting line-up to face Scotland in Saint Etienne at the weekend.
Finn Russell expects different challenge from full-strength France next week
Stand-in Scotland captain Finn Russell expects France to restore their big-hitters for next weekend’s rematch in Saint-Etienne.
White injury, Fagerson red overshadow Scotland World Cup warm-up win over France
Scotland scrumhalf Ben White limped off with an ankle injury just weeks before the Rugby World Cup while prop Zander Fagerson saw red during a remarkable 25-21 warm-up win over a second-string France at Murrayfield on Saturday.