Preview: Australia v France
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
France head into the second Test against Australia in Brisbane with another motley assortment of fledgling players, interspersed with hardened Test veterans.
Phil Coetzer previews the match.
Can France cause an upset? |
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Law Discussion - End of June
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
We discuss some examples of the laws in action from the Test in Sydney and from three Currie Cup matches at the end of June.
Revamped France to 'get physical'
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
France have revamped their side and tactics in a bid to match the physical Wallabies in the return Test in Brisbane on Saturday.
Chabal urges France to get stuck in
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
France will be more physical in the contact area and string together more phases as they seek to upset the Wallabies in the second Test in Brisbane on Saturday, Sebastien Chabal said Thursday.
Can the French turn it around? |
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Diluted French opt for depth
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Marc Lievremont has embarked on some dynamic changes to his squad for the second Test against Australia in Brisbane, after their 34-13 defeat last Saturday.
Bayonne make Tuqiri an offer?
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Rugbyrama, the French website, claims that Bayonne, the "other" Basque club, has made Lote Tuqiri of the Wallabies a huge offer.
Referees to 6 July
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
The Tri-Nations is upon us, ELVs and all - the same ELVs as were used in the Super 14, which is why only SANZAR referees will referee Tri-Nations matches. Still the to-ing and fro-ing from law to law will test referees.
Stats: Top 14 Final
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
There were 80 000 excited, noisy people at Stade de France for the Final of the Top 14 on Saturday night when Toulouse beat Clermont Auvergne in a splendid match, for which we now give some statistics.
Toulouse win Top 14 Final
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Toulouse are the Champions. Toulouse beat Clermont Auvergne 26-20 in the Final of France's Top 14 at Stade de France on Saturday night. It was a win they deserved.
Stats - June Tests, Week 4
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
This weekend Australia beat France 34-13 in Sydney and Italy beat Argentina 13-12 in Buenos Aires. We give some statistics from the two matches.
French 'upstart' wins duel with Tuqiri
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Confident young French wing Alexis Palisson had the last laugh over his more experienced and bigger rival Lote Tuqiri as a depleted French team went down 13-34 to the Wallabies in Sydney at the weekend.
Lièvremont: 'Too much time defending'
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
French coach Marc Lièvremont said his side spent too much time defending in its 13-34 loss to Australia in the first Test in Sydney on Saturday.
Global Results - 29 June
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
At last France's Top 14 has a winner - Toulouse, at a jam-packed Stade de France on Saturday night.
Wallaby blitz downs French in Sydney
Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Australia scored 24 unanswered points in 20 minutes after the break to ease to a comfortable 34-13 win over a third-string French side at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday.
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Elissalde to start French final
Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Toulouse flyhalf Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, initially a doubt for the French championship final this weekend, will start the match, coach Guy Noves said on Friday.
Top 14 Final: in case of a draw
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
Two World Cup Finals out of six have ended in draws. A draw at the end of the 2008 Final of the Top 14 between Clermont Auvergne and Stade Français, two evenly matches sides, is possible.
French get the 'freedom of the field'
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
The second-string French backline has been given the freedom to attack the Wallabies in the first of two internationals in Sydney on Saturday, scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili said Friday.
Bouclier de Brennus - Top 14's prize
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
The trophy for winning the French championship is the Bouclier de Brennus. Grand Slams and things are all very nice but nothing beats the Bouclier de Brennus for ecstasy, euphoria and sheer glee.
Yachvili defends French rookies
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
Scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili, playing in his 36th Test Saturday against Australia, has defended many of his fellow France backs who are about to appear in their first.
Preview: Australia v France
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
After a hiatus of almost three years, the national teams of Australia and France are once again gearing up to face each other in Test match rugby, on Saturday in Sydney.
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