Jefferson Poirot
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Former France captain retires aged 27 due to lack of motivation
- Rugby
- June 7, 2020, 19:50
Former France captain Jefferson Poirot has announced his retirement from international rugby citing motivational issues. The 27-year-old said he made(...)

France live up to all your favourite old stereotypes in USA win
- Rugby
- October 2, 2019, 12:33
France 33 USA 9 Now this was fun. France beat the USA 33-9, and scored five tries doing it, four of them utterly glorious. The last three came in the(...)

Lopez the hero as France withstand Argentina’s second-half comeback
- International
- September 22, 2019, 15:00
France 23 Argentina 21 France begin their World Cup quest safe in the eternal knowledge that nothing about them is certain. They possess all the el(...)

Rugby World Cup: France scrape over the line against Argentina
- International
- September 21, 2019, 10:22
Argentina 21 France 23 France survived by riding their luck as much as Camille Lopez’s 70th minute drop goal separated these old rivals in a calamito(...)

Veteran number eight Louis Picamoles included in France’s World Cup squad
- International
- September 2, 2019, 21:08
Number eight Louis Picamoles will get to finish his international career at the World Cup after he was included in France’s 31-man squad on Monday. T(...)

Six Nations 2019: all you need to know before the final round
- International
- March 12, 2019, 12:40
And now the end is near, and so we face the final curtain. The 2019 Six Nations has flown past in the blink of the eye, with the tournament reaching a(...)

Six Nations talking points: Carnage will continue all the way to Cardiff
- International
- March 11, 2019, 15:05
The carnage continued over the weekend and we are now almost becoming immune to it. Already suffering something of an injury crisis, including the in(...)

Ireland 26 France 14: France player ratings
- International
- March 10, 2019, 13:58
15 Thomas Ramos - Three turnovers in the first half and beaten in the air by Garry Ringrose that could have led to a try; looked spooked and unsure at(...)

Ireland find cold comfort against France
- International
- March 10, 2019
Ireland 26 France 14 With France having found their mojo last time out against Scotland, Ireland put that result in perspective by also finding their(...)

Rugby stats: Ireland don’t need to try too hard to beat the French
- International
- March 7, 2019, 07:00
Once upon a time Paris in the springtime used to send a shiver up the spine of Ireland rugby teams and supporters alike, an X-rated spectacle for the (...)