Match Day Programme RWC Edition: France vs Uruguay
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWelcome to round two the 2023 Rugby World Cup. After an emphatic win against the All Blacks on opening day. Today the French will look to double down on their winning ways when they host Uruaguay. Uruguay...
Match Preview: Uruguay ready to get World Cup underway vs hosts
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of four teams that sat out last weekend’s first block of games, Uruguay enter the Rugby World Cup chat on Thursday as they face hosts France in Lille in Pool A. Even with a starting XV featuring...
Jelonch captains France after seven-month lay-off - Galthié names team to play Uruguay
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance head coach Fabien Galthié names his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their number eight in...
France - What they had to say
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from France general manager Raphaël Ibanez, lock Cameron Woki and fly-half Matthieu Jalibert at an eve-of-match media event at Saint-Denis on Thursday. Raphaël Ibanez, general manager On...
Galthie reveals his playmaker for clash against Wallabies
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMatthieu Jalibert will start at flyhalf in France’s final World Cup warm-up match against Australia this weekend, head coach Fabien Galthie announced on Thursday. Jalibert, 24, stands in for the...
Demba Bamba signs with Racing 92
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance prop, Demba Bamba will join Racing 92 from Lyon next season. The Paris-based Top 14 club announced on Wednesday that Bamba will be joining his French teammates Ibrahim Diallo,...
Match Day Programme: France vs Scotland
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an epic encounter in last weeks fixture that saw Scotland complete a second-half come back, the French have beefed up their team and return today on home soil looking to erase last weeks result at...
France make 13 changes to face Scotland
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance have announced their team to face Scotland, confirming 13 changes to the starting XV for this Saturday’s rematch in Saint-Etienne. Cameron Woki and Paul Boudehent are the only two...
Updated Men's World Rankings
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan are at their lowest position in almost eight years after their loss this weekend. Saturday’s 35-12 defeat to Fiji in Tokyo will see them fall two places to 14th, a position they...
Scotland produce stirring second-half comeback to beat France at Murrayfield
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland overcame the loss of key duo Ben White and Zander Fagerson to stage a stirring second-half fightback and defeat France 25-21 in an exhilarating World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield. Les Bleus,...
