Hugo Bonneval
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France get off the mark as they stretch clear of desperate Italy
- International
- February 23, 2018, 22:35
France 34 Italy 17 Hugo Bonneval’s second-half try proved pivotal as France ended their nine-match winless run and left Italy facing another Six Nati(...)

Conor O’Shea sees France encounter as a ‘new opportunity’ for Italy
- International
- February 22, 2018, 17:29
Conor O’Shea wants Italy to learn from their mistakes when the Six Nations Championship enters new territory on Friday. The Azzurri head to Marseille(...)

Brunel praises Bastereaud as he changes backline for Italy clash
- International
- February 21, 2018, 15:03
France coach Jacques Brunel reshuffled his backline as Les Bleus look to end an eight-game winless streak when they face Italy in the Six Nations on F(...)

France bring in Serin and Bonneval for injured Parra and Dulin
- International
- January 22, 2018, 15:19
Clermont Auvergne scrumhalf Morgan Parra has been ruled out of France’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Paris and has been replaced by Baptiste (...)

Munster’s task against Racing 92 far from insurmountable
- Pro12
- October 10, 2016, 06:00
Racing 92 ground-out a slightly fortuitous 29-22 victory over Stade Francais in the Parisian derby at Stade Yves du Manoir marked by testosterone-fuel(...)

Matt Williams: France will have set hearts on revenge
- Rugby
- February 13, 2016
The major statistic from last week’s opening round of the Six Nations Championship is that France scored three tries. England and Italy scored two. Th(...)

Recovery the priority for Ireland after bruising battle
- International
- February 8, 2016
Bruised, battered but unbeaten, the Irish squad will spend much of the next two days recovering from their exertions against Wales at the outset of a (...)

No sign of revolution as France scrape past Italy
- International
- February 6, 2016, 16:09
France 23 Italy 21 New head coach Guy Noves was spared an early embarrassment as France came from eight points behind to beat Italy 23-21 in the open(...)

Noves brings in Vakatawa from leftfield
- International
- February 4, 2016
New France coach Guy Noves has made a bold choice by picking Sevens stalwart Virimi Vakatawa on the wing in a new-look team to face Italy in their op(...)

Six Nations: Ireland have hard act to follow in pursuit of three in a row
- International
- February 3, 2016
Super Saturday was indeed beyond superlative, but it does look a rather long time ago now. In glorious mid-March conditions the day rained points (2(...)