I have an admission. On Saturday afternoon I passed up the opportunity of watching my local club, Stade Francais, in the Champions Cup. I went Christmas shopping instead. Unpardonable? Perhaps,…
Gavin Mortimer
The squad that represents the future of France
Guy Noves unveils his first France squad on December 29 and the last few weeks can’t have been easy viewing for the new coach who, when he took up his…
Dan Carter settles into life at Racing as a star turn
A Kiwi has just arrived at Racing 92 but it’s not Dan Carter. On Monday the club announced that former All Black lock Ali Williams had joined the staff as…
Cash-rich Qatar circle Rocky Elsom’s Narbonne
They own Paris Saint-Germain, their name adorns the shirts of Barcelona and their Aspire Football Dreams initiative claims to have worked with three and a half million youngsters cross Africa,…
French rugby seeks to return to normality
Racing 92 host Toulouse on Saturday afternoon. It will be an emotional occasion, the first professional rugby match to be played in the Parisian region since the murderous ISIS attacks…
Top 14: French leave no easy option
So Jonathan Davies is the latest player to fall short in France. The 27-year-old centre announced last week that he’ll be rejoining the Scarlets next summer, declining to take up…
How will the French fare in the Champions Cup?
Gavin Mortimer runs the rule over the French contenders in this season's European Champions Cup
Steffon Armitage speaks out on England exclusion
Toulon openside Steffon Armitage talks his England exclusion, Toulon's season and the Champions Cup
France set for 12-month power struggle
Bernard Laporte is set to bid for FFR presidency after France's disastrous World Cup campaign
World Cup 2015: Time for a France revolution?
Why France need a change in style to beat New Zealand