The
France A national rugby union team, known previously as
France XV national rugby union team and
France B national rugby union team, are the second national rugby union team behind the
French national sideThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
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History
France XV first played at the
1900 Summer OlympicsThe 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
, in
ParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, when they defeated
GermanyGermany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
by score of 27-17, in the first ever Olympic Rugby Union Tournament. They later would play often matches for the
Mediterranean GamesThe Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...
or would represent France at the
FIRA TrophyThe European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
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In 2009 they played in the IRB Nations Cup, against
Italy AThe Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...
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Scotland AThe Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
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RomaniaThe Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
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RussiaThe Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
and
UruguayThe Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
. The 2009 tournament was held in
RomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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2010 Churchill Cup Squad
26-man squad:
- Florian Fritz was replaced by Romain Cabannes.
- Benjamin Boyet was replaced by Jonathan Wisniewski.
- Grégory Lamboley was replaced by Damien Chouly.
- Nicolas Durand was replaced by Julien Tomas.
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Farid Sid was replaced by Julien Arias.
Yann David was replaced by Yoan Audrin.
Julien Tomas was replaced by Florian Cazenave.
Lionel Mazars was replaced by Thibault Lacroix. |
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Backs
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| Florian Cazenave |
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Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Julien Dupuy Julien Dupuy born 19 December 1983 is a rugby union player for Stade Français in the Top 14.Julien Dupuy plays as a Scrum-half.Julien Dupuy played for Biarritz and Toulouse in the French Top 14 for 7 seasons before joining Leicester Tigers in 2008...
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Scrum-half |
Stade Français |
| Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
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Fly-half |
Stade Français |
| Jonathan Wisniewski Jonathan Wisniewski is a French rugby union fly-half, currently playing for the Top 14 team Racing Métro.-Club career:...
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Fly-half |
Racing MétroRacing Métro 92 is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, the département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council...
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| Romain Cabannes |
Centre |
Castres Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906...
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| Henry Chavancy Henry Chavancy is a French rugby union player born 22/5/1988 in Strasbourg . He plays as a center for the Racing Métro 92 since 2007.-Studies:...
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Centre |
Racing MétroRacing Métro 92 is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, the département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council...
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| Thibault Lacroix Thibault Lacroix is a French rugby union player. Lacroix, who is a centre, plays his club rugby for Bayonne. He made his debut for France against Australia on 28 June 2008.- External links :*...
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Centre |
Bayonne Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition...
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| Lionel Mazars Lionel Mazars is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for Bayonne. He mainly plays at inside and outside centre....
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Centre |
Bayonne Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition...
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| Julien Arias Julien Arias is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français Paris in the top level of French club rugby, the Top 14. His usual position is on the wing. Prior to playing for Stade Français Paris, he was with the US Colomiers club. He has also represented France at the...
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Wing |
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| Yoan Audrin |
Wing |
Castres Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906...
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| Adrien Planté |
Wing |
Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Maxime Médard Maxime Médard is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Emile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the...
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Fullback |
ToulouseStade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
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| Benjamin Thiéry Benjamin Thiéry is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Herault RC after signing from Aviron Bayonnais in the Top 14 championship...
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Fullback |
Montpellier Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
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Forwards
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| Jean-Philippe Genevois |
Hooker |
BourgoinCS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club...
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| Benjamin Kayser Benjamin Kayser is a French Rugby union player who plays as hooker for Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14....
(c)In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
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Hooker |
Stade Français |
| Clément Baïocco |
Prop |
Racing MétroRacing Métro 92 is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, the département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council...
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| Yannick Forestier |
Prop |
Castres Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906...
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| Jérôme Schuster Jérôme Schuster is a professional rugby union prop currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14. He made his international debut for France against Fiji in November 2010.-External links:**...
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Prop |
Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Rabah Slimani |
Prop |
Stade Français |
| Yoann Maestri Yoann Maestri is a rugby union footballer who plays for the club Toulouse. He was selected to the French national squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, which France won.-External links:*...
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Lock |
ToulouseStade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
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| Jocelino Suta Jocelino Suta is a French rugby union player who plays as a lock for RC Toulonnais.He is the cousin of prop Mikaele Tuugahala. After the 2007-2008 season led to a promotion for Stade montois to the Top 14, he planned on joining Racing Métro 92 Paris...
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Lock |
Toulon RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
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| Guillaume Vilaceca |
Lock |
Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Antoine Battut |
Flanker A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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Montauban US Montauban were a French rugby union club, which competed in the Top 14 competition between 2007 and 2010, after being promoted from Rugby Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season...
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| Sylvain Nicolas |
Flanker A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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BourgoinCS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club...
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| Jean-Pierre Perez |
Flanker A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Damien Chouly Damien Chouly is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for USA Perpignan in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a lock....
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Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
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| Florian Faure |
Number eight |
BiarritzBiarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
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