34 players have been invited to join training sessions at Cap Breton for five days, 27-31 August. With their current and original clubs indicated, they are: Forwards Rose Bernadou (Montpellier/Les Rives d’Orb), Axelle Berthoumieu (Blagnac/Espalion Nord Aveyron), Manon Bigot (Blagnac), MaiIys Borak (Stade Bordelais/Toulon), Yllana Brosseau (Stade Bordelais/Créteil Choisy), Charlotte Escudero (Stade Toulousain/RC Valettois Revestois),
U20 Summer Series – England v France Our starting point: a 74-0 walloping of the English by the French in April in Rouen. On three minutes wonderful combinations led to an opening try for Steph Else, who spotted a weak edge to a ruck near the line. The move started from a solid scrum, which
France squad 15 Kelly Arbey (Stade Toulousain) 14 Cléo Hagel (Lyon OU) 13 Hawa Tounkara (Bobigny) 12 Enoé Neri (Grenoble) 11 Suliana Sivi (Stade Rennais) 10 Maé Levy (Montpellier) 9 Eneke Labeyrie (Lyon OU) 1 Mailys Borak (Stade Bordelais) 2 Marion Zdzioblo (Stade Bordelais) 3 Iliana Acolatse (Grenoble) 4 Kiara Zago (Stade Toulousain) 5 Taina
The Red Roses are set to host exciting internationals against France and New Zealand’s Black Ferns in September ahead of the second WXV 1 tournament. John Mitchell’s side, who defeated France last weekend to win a sixth Guinness Women’s Six Nations title in a row, will face the French at Gloucester Rugby’s Kingsholm Stadium on
France v England Result: France 21 England 42 Player of the Match: Alex Matthews England won in Bordeaux far more decisively than in Bayonne two years ago. That helped the John Mitchell disciples, led vigorously by Maggie Alphonsi, to underline the improvements that have taken place since the change in head-coachship. But a salient fact
It’s a cockeyed world we live in. Les Bleues continue hunting for a first victory over the Red Roses since 2018. At the same time their junior teams trounce their English counterparts in a way that recalls derisive comments about professionals playing amateurs; 74-0 the latest offering. And so many of both current elite squads
Wales v France It was do-or-die time for the Welsh. I hesitate to cast blame in one direction, but I feel the coaches have a lot to answer for. Why were the backs so limited in their attacking options? Why did players mass close to the breakdown without any obvious plan for exploiting the next
Wales v France – Preview Sunday 21 April, Cardiff Arms Park Teams are shown below The alarming prospect for Wales is a drop from WXV1 to WXV3 within one year. That is the reality of their current position. They face France at home in Cardiff, a game they can only dream of winning. Then a
France v Italy Les Bleues produced the victory a large and expectant crowd wanted, but one or two doubts remain. Italy still await their first win on French soil, but they finished well, crossing the line more than once. A central question must be: why did Sofia Stefan, the captain, insist on playing a slow
Round Three – Preview Sunday 14 April Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, KO 12.30 (UK time) As usual, we have to fancy France’s chances at home in the capital, but Italy are finding some real form. There is more cohesion about their play than we have seen in recent seasons, partly helped by maintaining consistency in the
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