The program of the Blues until the World Cup is known and it will go through four preparation matches.
After his second place in 6 Nations Tournament 2023, France now has its sights set on its Rugby World Cup. Before getting there, the staff and the players will be entitled to a very long preparation as explained by L’Equipe. The latter will begin with a first training camp from June 5 to 9 in Marcoussis with an enlarged group without the players who will participate in the semi-finals of the Top 14 (June 9 and 10). A first list of 42 players will be unveiled on June 21, followed by several training courses. First in Carpiagne (Bouches-du-Rhône) from June 26 to 28, in Monaco from July 2 to 14, in Marcoussis from July 24 to August 3 and in Capbreton (Landes) from August 7 to 25. The announcement of the list of 33 players for the World Cup will take place on August 21.
To also better prepare this Rugby World Cup, there is also nothing like preparation matches. These meetings will be four in number with two matches against Scotland (August 5 in Edinburgh and August 12 in Saint-Étienne), one against Fiji (August 19 in Nantes) and one against Australia (August 26 August at the Stade de France) before the opening match France – New Zealand on
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What is the schedule for the XV of France?
Here is the complete schedule of matches of the XV of France for the 2023 season:
Match tests
- Scotland – France on August 5
- France – Scotland on August 12
- France – Fiji on August 19
- France – Australia on August 26
Rugby World Cup
- France – New Zealand on Friday September 8 at 9 p.m.
- France – Uruguay on Thursday September 14 at 9 p.m.
- France – Namibia on Thursday September 21 at 9 p.m.
- France – Italy on Friday October 6 at 9 p.m.
Who is the captain of the XV of France?
The captain of the XV of France rugby is the scrum half of Stade Toulousain and best player in the world in 2021, Antoine Dupont.
Who is the coach of the XV of France?
The coach of the XV of France is the former scrum half Fabien Galthie. Accompanied by his staff and in particular Rafael Ibanez, he has been in office since 2019
Who are the players of the XV of France?
Here is the latest list of the XV of France rugby summoned by the coach of the Blues Fabien Galthié
- Hooker : Gaëtan Barlot (Castres), Teddy Baubigny (Toulon), Julien Marchand (Toulouse).
- Pillar : Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Sipili Falatea (Bordeaux-Bègles), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier), Dany Priso (Toulon), Reda Wardi (La Rochelle).
- Second-line : Bastien Chalureau (Montpellier), Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Thomas Jolmes (Bordeaux-Bègles), Thomas Lavault (La Rochelle), Romain Taofifenua (Lyon), Paul Willemse (Montpellier).
- Third-line : Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Alexandre Bécognée (Montpellier), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Yacouba Camara (Montpellier), Dylan Cretin (Lyon), Francois Cros (Toulouse), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse), Sekou Macalou (Stade Français), Charles Ollivon (Toulon).
- scrum half : Leo Coly (Montpellier), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing).
- Opening half : Antoine Hastoy (La Rochelle), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse).
- Center : Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse), Julien Delbouis (French Stadium), Gael Fickou (Racing), Emilien Gailleton (Pau), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Bègles).
- Winger : Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux-Bègles), Ethan Dumortier (Lyon), Matthis Lebel (Toulouse), Damian Penaud (Clermont).
- Back : Romain Buros (Bordeaux-Bègles), Melvyn Jaminet (Toulouse), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).
What is the ticket office of the XV of France?
If you want to attend the matches of the XV of France, the purchase of tickets takes place on the official platform of the FFR. To access it, you can click on the right link here.
Marcoussis, the training center of the XV of France
Like Clairefontaine for football, the French team is entitled to its official training center. The latter was inaugurated in 2002 and has three natural grass pitches, two synthetic pitches, one of which is covered, and a hybrid pitch. It brings together the training facilities of the French teams and the headquarters of the federation.
What is the record of the XV of France?
- world Cup
- Finalist (1987, 1999, 2011)
- 5 and 6 Nations Tournament
- Winner 26 times: 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2004, 1904, 1904, 1904 , 2007, 2010, 2022
- 10 Grand Slams: 1968, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2022
Who is the best try scorer of the XV of France?
Like Olivier Giroud in football, it is Serge Blanco, called the Pelé of rugby, who is the best try scorer for the XV of France with 38 tries to his credit.