Rugby World CupFrance remain perfectFrance is the first team to reach the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after beating Canada 41-18 in their Pool D match.01 Oct 09:54 PM
Rugby World CupLive updates: France v CanadaLive updates and stats from the Rugby World Cup pool D clash between France and Canada.01 Oct 06:45 PM
Rugby World CupFrance hold off RomaniansA bonus-point victory was the best thing France took away from the Olympic Stadium after struggling to put away a limited Romania side 38-11 today.23 Sep 08:50 PM
Rugby World CupLive: France v RomaniaLive updates and stats from the Rugby World Cup pool D clash between France and Romania at the Olympic Stadium.23 Sep 06:55 PM
Rugby World CupRWC: France ease past ItalyFrance stayed on course with Pool D rival Ireland in winning its opening match at the Rugby World Cup against Italy.19 Sep 09:25 PM
Rugby World CupCroydon's revenge: France finedThe French rugby team's woes continue - they've now been slapped with a parking ticket.17 Sep 07:50 PM
Rugby World CupWhat's wrong with Croydon?In a move which suggests that World Cup organisers have a sense of humour, France have been assigned a hotel in Croydon.15 Sep 05:50 PM
Rugby World CupWoodward: Ref robbed France in 2011Sir Clive Woodward has claimed France would have won the 2011 Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks if the match was 'refereed properly'.08 Sep 01:46 AM
All BlacksRugby: France great denies doping claimsRevelations about French drug-taking before the 1986 Battle of Nantes have not surprised All Black legend Wayne Shelford who was badly injured during that defeat.25 Feb 07:52 PM
All BlacksSame game ... different rulesIn French rugby, different rules apply. Dan Carter got a taste of what life will be like at Racing Metro when he played five matches for Perpignan in 2009...19 Dec 04:00 PM
RugbyRugby: Scrum kings axe props after Wallabies expose weaknessThe rugby world has turned upside down. Australia, with its history of scrum woes.12 Jun 05:00 PM
RugbyRugby: Wales-France shaping as key match for home sideEvery one of today's final round of JWC pool games has something riding on it, but none more so, as far as the home side is concerned, than the Wales-France Pool B showdown in Albany.09 Jun 05:00 PM
RugbyRugby: French packed plenty of punchFrom the get-go, this clash appealed as the tightest fixture of the day.02 Jun 08:09 AM
All BlacksAll Blacks: Hansen wary of a French fightbackFrance operate at their best on raw emotion. They are at their best when they are seemingly hopeless cases. Then, the natural order of things tends to go out the window.07 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionGregor PaulGregor Paul: French unable to back up fearsome reputationFrance, forever touted as an All Black nemesis, are nothing of the sort, writes Gregor Paul. Their record against NZ is fairly dire.05 Nov 04:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: Smith grows in belief after unbroken run in seriesCentre, wing or fullback - the questions about where Ben Smith is best suited are likely to continue for some time.23 Jun 05:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: By November, French will be fresh - and dangerousThe All Blacks know the when, but they don't know where they will be facing France when they meet next and they have even less idea about what sort of side they will encounter.23 Jun 05:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: ABs end series contentContentment rather than elation flooded the All Black camp last night. Their ability to emerge triumphant against what they felt was the best French performance of the series was being cherished.22 Jun 05:30 PM
All BlacksRanger fails to fire in test startAs Steve Hansen picks over the remains of this untidy All Blacks performance, he can at least comfort himself with the fact that he is more aware of several things about his players.22 Jun 05:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks sweep FranceThe All Blacks have made a clean sweep of France after winning their third and final test 24-9 at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth tonight.22 Jun 09:38 AM
SportTop images: ABs v FranceImages from the All Blacks second test against France at Yarrow Stadium, 22 June 2013. 22 Jun 09:15 AM
OpinionWynne GrayWynne Gray: It's time for chattering to end and show beginAuditions for the Wallabies and Lions series are done - now for the main acts.19 Jun 05:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: Captain plays on through the painKieran Read probably shouldn't have played the last half-hour against France.16 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionWynne GrayWynne Gray: ABs repay try from world's endFrench coach Philippe Saint-Andre is now absorbing the pain he inflicted on the All Blacks 19 years ago.16 Jun 05:30 PM
