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Mathieu Bastareaud leads France as Jacques Brunel makes three changes for Wales clash.

France take on Italy on Friday night in the Six Nations in Marseille, as Le Bleus chase their first win in this season’s tournament. Jacques Brunel has endured a tumultuous start to his reign. After an agonising loss to Ireland in the opening round, they fell to Scotland by six points in Murrayfield. However, it was the aftermath of their …

Although the Six Nations may have come to a conclusion on March 18, tournament organisers have not yet finished handing out medals after shortlisting eight nominees for the try of the try of the Championship award. Among those listed are Stuart Hogg, who exposed Ireland’s narrow defence before selling Rob Kearney a brilliant dummy to touch down for Scotland on …

The main difference between England and Scotland in this year’s Six Nations was not power but speed. Jonathan Joseph’s impeccable timing and blazing pace saw him blast through the Scottish backline seemingly at will. But would the Bath flier make a World Fastest XV? 15  Israel Dagg  (New Zealand) A very tough one to pick but the way Israel Dagg …

After upsetting Ireland in Murrayfield last weekend Scotland headed to the Stade de France on Sunday buoyed by a spirit and a sense of optimism that can only really come with a major Six Nations scalp. Vern Cotter’s side snapped a 10 game losing streak to France last year but couldn’t replicate their 2016 performance in Paris on Sunday as …

Despite all the press over England’s embarrassing World Cup exit, France’s shocking 62-13 loss to New Zealand at the World Cup highlights fundamental issues in French rugby, argues Paul Wassell. France have coughed and spluttered their way to two victories so far in this year’s Six Nations Championship against a determined Italian side and a struggling and injury-hit Irish team, …

This up and coming XV will get supporters very excited about the future. Writing in The Telegraph, Mick Cleary selected a world XV made up of players who have not yet earned more than 20 caps and are under 25 years of age. While some will argue that Cleary has included too many English players in his selection, it must …

Ma’a Nonu committed some uncharacteristic errors for Toulon. Despite being one of the game’s elite players, Ma’a Nonu committed two schoolboy errors during Toulon’s Top 14 clash with Toulouse. In the opening minutes, the World Cup winning centre threw an intercept pass that was easily read by Gael Fickou, who had the easy task of touching down from five meters. The …

Toulouse could release some of their Iconic stars. Although Gael Fickou recently extended his stay with Toulouse by a further three years, the French club have yet to offer a whole host of players new contracts, according to French rugby website RugbyRama. The site claims that while the French giants wish to tie down many of their players on long term deals, …