Champions Cup: Irish opponents' form guide
The newly branded Investec Champions Cup kicks off this weekend with all four Irish provinces in action.
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Kolisi eagerly awaits Top 14 debut: 'I can't wait to play, honestly'
La Rochelle prepared for Siya Kolisi's Racing 92 debut next weekend with a 25-21 win over Bordeaux-Begles on Sunday in the French Top 14.
Returning Antoine Dupont ‘inspires fear in opponents’ – Mathieu Jalibert
Matthieu Jalibert admitted the return of talismanic captain Antoine Dupont has given France a huge boost ahead of Sunday’s mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final against defending champions South Africa in Paris.
Matthieu Jalibert: Return of talisman Antoine Dupont a huge boost for Les Bleus
Matthieu Jalibert admitted the return of talismanic captain Antoine Dupont has given France a huge boost ahead of Sunday's mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final against defending champions South Africa in Paris.
'No strategy to protect Antoine': Grizzled Boks sternest test for French World Cup ambitions
The hopes of the French nation, which have soared high since being awarded the 2023 Rugby World Cup, will face the severest of tests when the hosts take on holders South Africa in the quarter-finals at the Stade de France on Sunday.
All eyes on poster boy Dupont as France captain returns to face South Africa
PARIS : Antoine Dupont's face is for everyone to see as the mercurial scrumhalf is the Rugby World Cup's poster boy, and 80,000 pairs of eyes will be on the France captain as he takes to the field for their quarter-final clash against South Africa on Sunday.
France captain Dupont to start against South Africa
PARIS :Antoine Dupont will start for France in Sunday's quarter-final clash against South Africa after recovering from surgery on a broken cheekbone in a massive boost for the hosts ahead of what could turn out to be a tactical battle at the Stade de France.