French government warns it could pull Les Bleus' approval to play in Six Nations
The Sports Minister wants more information on the Covid-19 outbreak in the France camp.
The Sports Minister wants more information on the Covid-19 outbreak in the France camp.
However, all the French players have tested negative for the second time this week.
The home side battled hard in the closing minutes but have now lost two from two in this championship.
In the back-row, Gregory Alldritt is fit to start at number eight following his pre-tournament injury scare.
French authorities have expressed concerns over the ‘UK strain’ of Covid-19.
The elusive centre was forced off during Racing 92′s defeat to Bordeaux yesterday.
The visitors made a huge call to go to touch before half-time and then conceded just after the break.
The Racing 92 second row had been cited for allegedly striking Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones.
The Sun ran the story in England and Pogba says he is ‘appalled, angry, shocked and frustrated’.
Mbappe is the seventh PSG player to test positive. He played against Sweden on Saturday and trained with the France squad today.
A realignment is on the cards.
The French have started the Six Nations strongly in defence but there are potential weaknesses to be exploited.
Similarly, we can’t write off England’s Six Nations hopes just yet.
AJ MacGinty kicked the Eagles to within a score with 15 minutes to go, but Les Bleus had too much firepower.
The World champions made hard work of beating a side ranked 133 places below them on Tuesday.
Alivereti Raka has been named in Jacques Brunel’s starting XV.
The former Toulon coach is said to have agreed a four-year contract to take the top job with Les Bleus until 2023.
Bernard Laporte said he will ‘respect this choice’ of the clubs as the FFR begins the search for Jacques Brunel’s successor.
The Chelsea striker moved past David Trezeguet last night, and only two players now sit ahead of him in the all-time charts.
Didier Deschamps’ side scored three goals in 12 first-half minutes against Moldova.
The home side have named 13 of the starting team that beat the All Blacks back in November.
The Toulouse trio of Antoine Dupoint, Romain Ntamack and Thomas Ramos will be central for the French.
The Monaco boss believes that Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann are all standout candidates for the award.
France sit four points clear at the top of their Nations League group after Antoine Griezmann instigated a 2-1 win over Germany.
Olivier Giroud proved a popular hero on France’s competitive return to Paris against the Netherlands.
Flyovers, presidential welcomes and raucous fans amounted to a hero’s welcome for Les Bleus.
Cheers rang out throughout the country for each of four goals in the final.
The France coach believes that the Chelsea midfielder has had an excellent tournament to date and is “essential” to his plans.
Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann were on the scoresheet for Les Bleus in Nizhny Novgorod.
France great Patrick Vieira backed Didier Deschamps’ men to reach the World Cup final in Russia.
Les Bleus are trailing in the series heading to Wellington.
The All Blacks racked up 41 points in the final half hour with France unable to recover from the setback.
No ‘Didier-Zizou’ debate, says FFF chief Le Graet.
The Bleus coach feels his former international team-mate will lead the national team one day after announcing his Real Madrid tenure was over.
Manager Martin O’Neill has spoken about the challenge facing his team in tomorrow night’s friendly in Paris.
Mathieu Bastareaud’s responsibilities will be increased with captain Guilhem Guirado rested.
The pair have been excluded from Didier Deschamps’ squad.
The celebration is nearly as good as the finish too.
We went minute-by-minute, all the way to the end, in Paris.
Former Ireland prop Mike Ross joins Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey to preview the 2018 Six Nations.