France rugby
RA turns to World Rugby for help after French refuse to pay match fee
More than a year after playing Les Bleus at a packed Stade de France, Rugby Australia is still pursuing the money it is owed.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Latest
‘It’s complicated’: Skelton caught between club and country ahead of Argentina trip
Though currently in the middle of pre-season training with La Rochelle, Rugby Australia has not given up hope of having Will Skelton involved with the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship campaign.
- by Jonathan Drennan
The world’s two fastest men had no idea who’d won the 100m. Janet from Sydney did
Kishane Thompson had his head over the line, but Noah Lyles had the torso. An engineer from a long line of photo finish experts split the difference.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘We were celebrating’: Controversial TMO call denies Scotland win over France in Six Nations
Scottish fans were fuming when they crossed the line to beat France in the final play, only to be denied by the match officials.
- by Wires
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Why Manu won’t be the last league player signed by French rugby
Told yers! The expected signing of Roosters star Joey Manu to a French rugby club will be the first of many.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Exclusive
Wallabies
Rugby Australia chasing over $1m from French union after contracting blunder
Former RA chairman Hamish McLennan agreed a match fee of $1.7m with Bernard Laporte for the World Cup warm-up match in Paris. But the FFR has paid just a fraction of that sum.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Why devilishly good quarter-finals prove there is no God
There were no late miracles for France, Ireland or Fiji, yet somehow England are through to the final four. It’s enough to test the faith of even the most devout rugby fan.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Ruthless Springboks seal semi spot by dousing French fire in thriller
A scintillating first half gave way to a brutal street fight in Paris as South Africa beat the tournament hosts by one point to book a semi-final showdown with England.
- by Julien Pretot
Rugby World Cup 2023 as it happened: South Africa beat hosts France in quarter-final epic
Host nation France takes on the Springboks in a mouth-watering clash with a place in the final four up for grabs.
- by Emma Kemp
Why one of rugby’s best - and best looking - players could win World Cup looking like this
Reports from France suggest captain Antoine Dupont could return to camp this week, less than seven days after suffering a suspected facial fracture against Namibia.
- by Charles Richardson
France 96 Namibia 0
Rugby World Cup
France ‘extremely concerned’ as Dupont suffers possible jaw fracture
Playmaker Antoine Dupont was hospitalised with a potential broken jaw as the hosts romped to a record victory over Namibia in Marseille.
- by Nick Said
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