Vintage Bordeaux set to test Ulster stomach for fight
It was little over 12 months ago when Bordeaux-Begles turned up to Galway to face Connacht in the opening round of the 2023/24 Investec Champions Cup and nobody was quite sure what to expect.
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Dupont returns to captain France against Japan
PARIS :Antoine Dupont will skipper France in their first autumn series test against Japan on Saturday as the scrumhalf makes his comeback alongside Toulouse team mate Thomas Ramos after missing this year's Six Nations to focus on the Olympics.
France team to face Japan on Saturday
PARIS : France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday named the following team to face Japan in an autumn series test at the Stade de France on Saturday:
Dupont the star as Toulouse romp to Top 14 title
MARSEILLE, France : Captain Antoine Dupont scored two tries as Stade Toulousain romped to the France’s Top 14 rugby title for the fourth time in the last five editions, thumping Union Bordeaux-Begles 59-3 in Friday’s final.
France ease the pain but questions remain after Six Nations
France's dramatic 33-31 victory over England in the final game of this season's Six Nations Championship went some way to dispelling last year's World Cup disappointment and ease the pressure on coach Fabien Galthie.
France unchanged for Six Nations finale v England
France coach Fabien Galthie has named an unchanged team for their final Guinness Six Nations fixture against England in Lyon on Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), which means a second run at out-half for Thomas Ramos.
France muster second-half salvo to overwhelm Wales
Wales will face Italy in a wooden spoon decider after France claimed a 45-24 Guinness Six Nations victory at the Principality Stadium.
Sharp-shooter Ramos marshals France to 45-24 Six Nations win over Wales
Thomas Ramos kicked 20 points to extend France's Six Nations win streak over winless Wales to five with a gripping bonus-point 45-24 victory in Cardiff on Sunday.