Chairman of the Match Officials Selection Committee Graham Mourie said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to the 26 match officials selected for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. “Like the ...

Why do France so often win the Six Nations the year after a British & Irish Lions tour? With Les Bleus reigning again in 2025 ...

The opening game of the 2025 season, France’s Friday night demolition of Wales at the Stade de France, was watched by 6.7 million viewers domestically, up from the 6.6 million who watched the ...

France made it two wins from two at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 27-12 victory over spirited ... for their performance in their opening match and will surely head to Stade de Nice to take on Italy with ...

from April to June and August to September, and while it would not conflict with the men's Six Nations Tournament, it would overlap with both the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship and the ...

only for France to emerge as shock victors. I recall very clearly World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont’s embarrassment as he read out the winner and I will never forget Laporte’s gleeful fist ...

An on-field altercation broke out following Bordeaux’s 28-20 victory over Northampton at the Principality Stadium, with Saints rugby director ... all clubs.” The France fly-half, along with ...

The competition, featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, will be played from February 5 to March 14. The final round will be a 'Super Saturday' on March 14 with Ireland ...

Six Nations champions France will host Ireland in the opening fixture of the 2026 edition in February, with organisers confirming the tournament will kick off on a Thursday night. England will ...

However, the bad news is that Springboks Eben Etzebeth and Aphelele Fassi will not make the trip to France. Etzebeth last ... to perform well in the United Rugby Championship (URC) after a ...

Prior to his French move being announced, Farrell had stepped away from international rugby to prioritise his mental wellbeing. Farrell, now 33, has had a tough first campaign in France with Racing.

Ireland will kick off their Six Nations campaign on a Thursday for the first time ever, with Andy Farrell’s men facing champions France in Paris on the opening night of the tournament.