France call up Kiwi giant
Emmanuel Meafou is in line to win his first Test cap for France after being named in Fabien Galthie’s 34-man squad for the Six Nations match against Wales.
Emmanuel Meafou is in line to win his first Test cap for France after being named in Fabien Galthie’s 34-man squad for the Six Nations match against Wales.
France centre Jonathan Danty has been handed a five-game suspension, but could still be available for the Champions Cup playoff against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town.
Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach is “absolutely not in danger”, French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Florian Grill said after the drab draw against Italy.
Ever since France’s agonising defeat to the Springboks in the World Cup quarter-final, Les Bleus’ head coach Fabien Galthie and his players vowed to come to terms with the loss and move on.
France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Sunday his side were not in crisis after a dramatic draw at home to Italy in the Six Nations.
Argentina strengthened their grip on the Sevens Series by beating New Zealand in the Canada Sevens final, while the Blitzboks finished strongly to claim ninth place in Vancouver.
Paolo Garbisi converted a late Ange Capuozzo try as Italy clawed back from a seven-point first-half deficit to draw with 14-man France in Sunday’s Six Nations clash in Lille.
Antoine Dupont wasted little time in getting up and running in his first Sevens Series tournament, scoring twice to take France to the semi-finals in Vancouver.
The Tuilagi surname has been synonymous with rugby across the globe for decades and Sunday will mark an even bigger part of the name’s history in France.
Paolo Garbisi converted a late Ange Capuozzo try as Italy clawed back from a seven-point first-half deficit to draw with 14-man France in Sunday’s Six Nations clash in Lille.