#Julien Marchand

One of these sides' hopes of a Grand Slam will come to an end on Saturday, as the two bookies' favourites to win the Six Nations go head-to-head in Paris Arguably the two best sides in the Six Nations go head-to-head on Saturday afternoon, as France welcome Ireland to Paris for their second match of the tournament. Both sides harbour hopes not just…

France will be out for an improved performance from their narrow win over the Wallabies when they host the Springboks. Join The Roar for live scores and rolling coverage from 7am (AEDT). South Africa have recalled the experienced duo of fullback Willie le Roux and scrumhalf Faf de Klerk while adding goal-kicking insurance on the bench. Le Roux…

France continue their end-of-year internationals with another supreme test of their mettle and quality, as the world champion Springboks head to Marseille's Stade Velodrome. Les Bleus needed a last-gasp try from Damian Penaud to edge Australia in a 30-29 victory in Saint-Denis, overcoming the Wallabies in a match that saw both teams edge in front…

With each of the 15 players that make up a rugby team playing a vital part, we take a look at the roles they all play during a match ahead of Rugby's Greatest Championship getting underway. Loosehead prop Wears the No.1 jersey, stands to the left of the hooker at the scrum Plays a key role in helping a team get on top at scrum time Often involved…

The spring-autumn tours ignite in earnest this week as the unlucky Scots accept a different challenge from Fiji, the perpetually dinged up Welsh host presumably fired up New Zealand, the confident Irish clad in blue welcome swaggering South Africa in green, the highly touted French invite the Wallabies to a late night rugby discotheque and the…

La Rochelle were of course crowned as European champions, as they defeated Leinster thanks to a last-gasp try at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. Much of the discussion after the final has been based around La Rochelle's director of rugby Ronan O'Gara, although their maiden European title certainly wouldn't have been possible without some…

When is France vs Italy on and what time does it start? France vs Italy will take place on Sunday 6 February, 2022 - 15:00 (UK) Where is France vs Italy taking place? France vs Italy will take place at Stade de France in Paris, France What channel is France vs Italy on in the UK? France vs Italy will be televised live on ITV Where can I stream…