France's Penaud voted Autumn Nations player of the series
France winger Damian Penaud has been voted player of the series for the 2022 Autumn Nations after garnering 40 per cent of the votes from fans, the tournament's organisers said on Thursday.
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Australia lose flyhalf Gordon, flanker Hooper for France test
MELBOURNE, July 7 : Australia have suffered a major blow ahead of the second Nations Championship test against France with the loss of flyhalf Carter Gordon and loose forward Tom Hooper to injury.
Staniforth gets debut for France while Poirot is back against All Blacks
CHRISTCHURCH, July 2 : France have handed a debut to lock Tom Staniforth and brought back loosehead Jefferson Poirot, six years after he announced his international retirement, for their opening Nations Championship clash against New Zealand on Saturday.
Nine players added to France squad for Nations Championship
PARIS, June 28 : France have added nine players to their squad for the Nations Championship, including captain Antoine Dupont, but they will not be considered for next weekend’s first test against New Zealand, the French rugby federation said on Sunday.
France name squad for opening Nations Championship encounter
PARIS, June 23 : France named 33 players on Tuesday for their opening Nations Championship fixture against New Zealand but are expected to strengthen the squad after this weekend’s Top 14 final.
Thomas Clarkson to start for Leinster in Champions Cup final
Thomas Clarkson has been named to start for Leinster in their Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Bègles on Saturday in Bilbao.
France call up nine uncapped players with Ntamack still out for Wales clash
PARIS, Feb 7 : France coach Fabien Galthie named nine uncapped players in a 42-man squad on Saturday ahead of their second Six Nations encounter against Wales next week, while flyhalf Romain Ntamack and Damian Penaud remained out for different reasons.
Dupont back for France in Six Nations opener against Ireland
PARIS, Feb 3 : Captain Antoine Dupont will make his return to the France team for their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Thursday, 11 months after suffering a serious knee injury, coach Fabien Galthie said on Tuesday.
France's Dupont fired up for crunch Six Nations opener against Ireland
Jan 26 : France have no choice but to be ready when they kick off their Six Nations title defence next week against Ireland in Paris, their captain Antoine Dupont said on Monday.