France loosehead prop Jean-Baptiste Gros says it’s not in his nature to seek the limelight. France’s hopes of a rare away win over England on Saturday in the Six Nations will hinge on the impact of superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont. However, without the unglamorous work from the likes of prop Jean-Baptiste Gros, Sevens Olympic gold
The November Test rematch between the world champion Springboks and France is already shaping up to be the most anticipated clash of 2025, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the French are desperate for revenge after their painful 29-28 World Cup quarter-final loss to the Boks, a defeat that head coach Fabien
Captain Antoine Dupont says he is “happy to be back” as France seek to deny Ireland an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title. The star scrumhalf missed last year’s tournament to focus on rugby sevens in the build-up to the Paris Games and his decision paid off in style with a gold medal at the
France skipper Antoine Dupont believes that Toulouse’s thrashing of Leicester Tigers in the Investec Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations. Dupont scored two of the 12 tries on Sunday as the six-time champions hammered Michael Cheika’s Tigers 80-12 in their final pool game of the European tournament that also includes South
All the squads, and talking points, for the 2025 Six Nations, which kicks off on 31 January. ENGLAND Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje (c), George Martin, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Bevan
