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Quiz: How many of these French rugby legends can you name?

How many of these French greats can you identify?
5.28pm, 10 Oct 2015
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We'll start with an easy one. Who is this impossibly handsome man?
Fabrice Landreau
Benoit August

Benjamin Kayser
Dimitri Szarzewski
Who is this legendary second row?
Lionel Nallet
Fabien Pelous

Jerome Thion
Julien Pierre
Who is this blood-soaked centre?
Damien Traille
Tony Marsh

Florian Fritz
Yannick Jauzion
Who is leaving Simon Geoghegan for dead in this picture?
Serge Gabernet
Serge Blanco

Gerald Martinez
Didier Codorniou
An easy one now. Who is this winger who is, frankly, obsessed with hurting Irish people?
Aurélien Rougerie
Julien Candelon

Vincent Clerc
Nicolas Laharrague
And who is this died-in-the-wool prop?
Sylvain Marconnet
William Servat

Nicolas Mas
Pieter de Villiers
He's an all-time great of the back row, but who is this Frenchman breaking clear of Kevin Maggs and Peter Stringer?
Marc Lièvremont
Damien Chouly

Imanol Harinordoquy
Olivier Magne
Who is this classy winger breaking clear against the All Blacks?
Philippe Bernat-Salles
Thomas Lombard

Christophe Dominici
Émile Ntamack
Who is this great scrum-half in action against Ireland in 2002?
Stephane Castaignède
Fabien Galthié

Philippe Carbonneau
Henri Sanz
And finally, who is this skilful back three operator?
Julien Malzieu
Alexis Palisson

Clément Poitrenaud
Julien Laharrague
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Guy Novès
If there's something you don't know about French rugby, it's not worth knowing.
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Jean-Claude Skrela
Back-to-back Grand Slam titles and a World Cup final thrown in, but some inconsistency robbed you of the real glory.
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Bernard Laporte
The highs were quite high, but the lows were desperately low.
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Philippe Saint-André
Pretend you never took this quiz. Honestly, it's not worth it.
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