Meafou one of three new caps in France team to face Wales
Emmanuel Meafou is one of three new caps in the France side to face Wales in Sunday's Six Nations clash in Cardiff, with Fabien Galthie making seven changes to his team named on Friday.
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France beat Australia 48-33 to complete winless tour for Wallabies
PARIS :France beat Australia 48-33 in a see-saw match to end the Wallabies' first winless tour of Europe in 67 years, spoiling Joe Schmidt’s farewell test as both teams closed their Autumn series at the Stade de France on Saturday.
France's Fickou, Meafou and Flament return for Australia clash
PARIS :France centre Gael Fickou and locks Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament are back in the starting team to face Australia this weekend as coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday made three changes to the side that beat Fiji last week.
Depoortere shines as France labour to 34-21 win over Fiji
BORDEAUX, France :France had Nicolas Depoortere and the boot of Thomas Ramos to thank as they spluttered to an unconvincing 34-21 victory over Fiji in their second Autumn international on Saturday, recovering after letting a 21-0 lead slip.
Lucu in for Le Garrec as France make six changes for Fiji test
PARIS :Scrumhalf Maxime Lucu will start for France against Fiji in Bordeaux on Saturday, replacing Nolann Le Garrec, who has been ruled out of the Autumn series due to a thigh injury, the French team said on Thursday.
Wasted chances cost France chance to beat South Africa
PARIS :France paid the price for wastefulness while South Africa were ruthlessly clinical, Les Bleus’ coach Fabien Galthie said after his side's 32-17 defeat by the world champions in their Autumn international on Saturday.
Le Garrec and Ntamack pair up for France against South Africa
PARIS :France have named a new halfback pairing with Nolann Le Garrec starting alongside Romain Ntamack for Saturday’s test against South Africa at the Stade de France, with captain Antoine Dupont still unavailable after a knee ligament injury.
France team to play South Africa
PARIS :France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday named the following team to play South Africa in an autumn series test at the Stade de France on Saturday:
Edmonton-born rugby player starts for France in test match against All Blacks
Edmonton-born forward Tyler Duguid made his debut for fourth-ranked France in a 31-27 loss to the second-ranked All Blacks on Saturday in Dunedin, New Zealand.