France rugby union team
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Eddie Butler: England and Wales rescue themselves from misery, France are … well, France, Scotland raise a gallop, while South Africa and Australia need to bounce back
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Four drop-goals and two penalties by Nicolás Sánchez and Juan Martín Hernández take Argentina to a 18-13 win over France in Paris
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Teddy Thomas raced past six defenders to inspire France to a 29-26 victory over Australia at the Stade de France
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Wallabies scrum-half says Australia are expecting a tough match against France when the two sides clash on Saturday
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Teddy Thomas scores a hat-trick on France his debut as Fiji are swept aside in Marseille and Phillipe Sain-André’s winless run ends
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Eddie Butler: The southern hemisphere teams are still ahead of the European game and this November’s match-ups offer England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and France a variety of options and challenges
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The International Rugby Board has changed its regulations in order to make it harder for players to use the 2016 Olympic Games as a shortcut to changing their international allegiance
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Paul Rees: A version of football’s financial fair play could help the French rugby team to improve as the clock ticks down towards next year’s World Cup
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Robert Kitson: As the one-year countdown to the Rugby World Cup begins on Thursday, we present our lowdown on the state of the strongest-looking nations
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Robert Kitson: The scramble to put more bums on seats has become urgent. Players, officials and supporters would like clarity on a number of tricky issues – instead of endless tinkering and conjecture
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Israel Folau and Will Skelton combined to sink France 39-13 at Allianz Stadium
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Rajiv Maharaj: Australia were dour against France and if they want to improve they need to ensure Israel Folau has the correct supporting cast
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James Horwill will celebrate his 50th game for Australia against France after being named to start in a squad with three potential debutants
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Rajiv Maharaj: Australia were impressive against France but winning Tests at a canter is no preparation for the Bledisloe Cup
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Nic White and Bernard Foley will form a new halves pairing but Will Genia was unable to even gain selection on the bench for the France Test
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Frank Keating in an extract from a new collection of his writing remembers a fantastic try by France in a losing cause at Twickenham
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Dean Ryan: The remedy to scrum confusion, highlighted in the Six Nations, probably lies with the players as much as the law-makers. Both sides must want to scrummage and create a proper contest
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Paul O'Connell said he wants Ireland to use their Six Nations success as a platform to build towards the 2015 World Cup
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Dean Ryan: The Six Nations champions may be Ireland but England took the most positive steps before the 2015 World Cup
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Paul Rees: Next year could be four-way tussle, Brian O'Driscoll's retirement raises player questions and there were World Cup clues
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Eddie Butler: Ireland's uniquely talented centre scored tries every which way and enjoyed the easy gift of class in a wonderful career
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Sportblog Six Nations 2014: Thrilling championship gets its romantic ending
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Brian O'Driscoll said that Ireland's 22-20 win over France to land the Six Nations was the perfect finale to his long international career
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Emma John: After a slow start in Rome the final day of the Six Nations Championship ended with pure heart failure in Paris as Ireland clinched the title
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Minute-by-minute report: BOD was given the perfect send-off as Ireland beat France to claim the Six Nations title in a tense and tight game in Paris
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Ireland are Six Nations champions after hanging on to beat France 22-20 in a breathless finale at the Stade de France
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All the best images from a dramatic day which saw England trounce Italy in Rome 52-11 but Ireland's victory over France gave them the 2014 Six Nations championship
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Paul Rees: France have an extraordinary home record against Ireland in the Six Nations but they will need a big improvement on this season's performances
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Donald McRae: Shane Horgan and Denis Hickie detail Brian O'Driscoll's enormous contribution to Irish rugby as he prepares for his 141st and final international appearance
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Philippe Saint-André's has six forwards on the bench for Saturday's Six Nations game and Ireland's coach expects 'it is going to be very, very physical'
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Ian Madigan is primed for his first Six Nations appearance of the season in Saturday's title-decider against France in Paris as cover for Jonny Sexton
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Poll: Ireland are narrow favourites, but France have home advantage and England play Italy. Who will lift the trophy on Saturday?
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Paul Rees: Ireland's record in Paris is poor but Joe Schmidt's side will aim to dismiss the statistics and achieve a Six Nations title success
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Ireland must disregard France's act of 'dishevelled place of chaos' if they are to claim the Six Nations title in Paris
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