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France rugby union team: Fixtures, squad, key players, head coach and kit

The most recent hosts of the Rugby World Cup in 2023, France are a major player in the world of rugby union despite being yet to get their hands on the famous Webb Ellis Cup themselves.

Rugby union is one of France's most popular team sports, with a well established Top 14 league home to some of the finest players in the world.

Although Les Bleus are yet to win the Rugby World Cup, France have won the Six Nations on six occasions and have proven to be a match for any team in the world when at their best.

Here is everything you need to know about the France men's national rugby union team.

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France rugby union fixtures

Six Nations 2025:

  • Friday 31st January 2025: France v Wales, Stade de France (20:15 GMT)
  • Saturday 8th February 2025: England v France, Twickenham (167:45 GMT)
  • Sunday 23rd February 2025: Italy v France, Stadio Olimpico (15:00 GMT)
  • Saturday 8th March 2025: Ireland v France, Aviva Stadium (14:15 GMT)
  • Saturday 15th March 2025: France v Scotland, Stade de France (20:00 GMT)

France rugby union squad

Squad list

Forwards:

Maxime Lamothe (Bordeaux Begles), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse), Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Giorgi Beria (Perpignan), Georges-Henri Colombe (La Rochelle), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Dany Priso (Toulon), Rabah Slimani (Leinster), Hugo Auradou (Pau), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Matthias Halagahu (Toulon), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse), Romain Taofifenua (Lyon), Esteban Abadie (Toulon), Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Francois Cros (Toulouse), Marko Gazzotti (Bordeaux Begles), Oscar Jegou (La Rochelle), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse).

Backs:

Antoine Dupont (Toulouse, captain), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux Begles), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux Begles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse), Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse), Nicolas Depoortere (Bordeaux Begles), Antoine Frisch (Toulon), Emilien Gailleton (Pau), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux Begles), Noah Nene (Dax), Theo Attissogbe (Pau), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux Begles), Gael Drean (Toulon), Damian Penaud (Bordeaux Begles), Gabin Villiere (Toulon), Leo Barre (Stade Francais), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).

Six Nations 2025 squad lists for every team

Key players

Antoine Dupont

One of the faces of world rugby at present, Antoine Dupont has developed into an icon of French sport in recent years.

Only 5ft 9ins in height but strong as an ox, the French scrum-half represents the ultimate rugby player - both physically robust and technically masterful.

The captain of France's Grand Slam-winning team at the Six Nations in 2022, the 2021 World Rugby Player of the Year also won Olympic gold for his country in rugby sevens at the Paris Games in 2024.

Damian Penaud

As far as tryscorers go, France's Damian Penaud must be regarded as one of the most prolific in world rugby at the moment.

The top tryscorer in the Six Nations in both 2022 and 2023, Bordeaux Begles wing Penaud is a gamechanger for this France side who time and time again is on hand to apply the finishing touches for Fabien Galthe's side.

France rugby union head coach

Fabien Galthie

A distinguished former player himself, receiving 64 international caps for Les Bleus as a scrum-half between 1991 and 2003, Fabien Galthie became France head coach in 2019.

Galthie led France to the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2022 with his coaching philosophy for the team revolving around an emphasis on 'French flair and fight'.

France rugby union kit

The France national rugby union team typically wear an iconic all blue home kit, with red and white details aligning with the colours of the country's flag.

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