Paul Eddison

LBB tackle here is remarkable, but Dupont somehow is on his backside after the tip-on pass but also first man to the loose ball Capped off an incredible performance Thought France had blown it by not scoring early in the second half but some resolve

Antoine Dupont set for his first start at fly-half for France Big opportunity for Gregory Alldritt, could decide whether he makes next year’s World Cup Good to have Marchand back at hooker Underdogs but should be a great occasion on Friday

Pour ceux qui se demandent pourquoi Depoortère et Penaud quittent le groupe, il faut se rappeler que le match contre les Sud-Afs est vendredi. Des Bordelais, Rochelais ou Bayonnais qui jouent aujourd’hui n’auront quasi pas d’entraînement de la semaine.

You’ve got lost in the wording of the law book if you’re penalising that. #IREvARG

A lot of big name absentees but still a very fun France team to take on Fiji Good to see Esteban Capilla get a debut, and the Moefana-Gourgues combo has loads of potential (and better be ready defensively!) Big chance for Woki, Lamothe and Verhaeghe

Greg Alldritt and Damian Penaud in the France squad for the Nations Champ! A few surprising names in there: Karl Sorin, Jeremy Ward and Tani Vili A little confused by the absence of Florian Verhaeghe unless he’s injured. Disappointed for Nicolas Depoortère

This is such an incredible piece Fair play to @SandoNFL and @JourdanRodrigue, so much incredible detail The amount going on for every single play of an NFL game is ridiculous, not sure there is a sport that comes close nytimes.com/athletic/interac…

Nothing against Jeremy Ward, who is a very good player, but do not get the thinking behind this at all France have so many young options in the centres, many of whom need Test experience. He's not eligible yet and personally find it hard to see a path to a matchday 23 for him

Injuries stacking up for France for the Nations Championship Ruled out for the entirety: Matthieu Jalibert Thomas Ramos Manny Meafou Thibaud Flament Demba Bamba Out of the start Lenni Nouchi Doubtful Julien Marchand Régis Montagne

Shocking news in La Rochelle where a player from the Lions has apparently been found dead in their hotel room Horrendous for the entire touring party Even more cruel that it comes on the 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley's passing

Toulouse follow Bordeaux's lead by selecting a TH prop in the second row for their Champions Cup opener As mentioned yesterday, not the first time Joel Merkler has played lock this season

A Twitter account created almost exclusively to get to this point What a line!

Had been rumours but did not really think that Thomas Ramos would actually leave Toulouse But L'Equipe now reporting he will join Racing 92 after the World Cup The most consequential move of a French international since Damian Penaud joined Bordeaux lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/…

France name their squad for the WXV Global Series with lots of new names Skipper Manae Feleu is taking her medical exams, Grisez and Barrat are among the injured absentees Six of the U21s that beat England 71-17 in the 6N make the cut, while Arbey and Jacquet return from 7s

As it stands, one team in the current top 10 of the world rankings is set to head to the 2027 RWC with a foreign coach…