France rugby team

Bernard Laporte resigned his role as president of France's rugby union federation after being convicted of corruption and receiving a two-year suspended prison sentence in December.…

Laporte, 58, was convicted after a French court ruled he showed favouritism in awarding a shirt sponsorship contract for the national side to Mohed Altrad, the billionaire owner of Top 14…

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus was suspended by World Rugby on Thursday following his criticism of refereeing decisions during the ongoing Autumn Nations Series.…

World player of the year Antoine Dupont has received an eight-week ban reduced to four for his red card in France's fractious 30-26 Test win over world champions South Africa last weekend.…

The Springboks played more than an hour at the Velodrome with 14-men after Pieter-Steph du Toit's red card before captain Antoine Dupont was also sent off for the home side. …

Jasper Wiese, 27, failed the head injury assessment (HIA) protocols after taking a knock during last week's loss to Ireland and will miss Saturday's game with Les Bleus in Marseille.…

Former Australia playmaker Matt Giteau believes the Wallabies are in for a difficult time on Saturday against a 'super-confident' France, hosts of the 2023 World Cup.…

Scrum-half Dupont, 25, led the side to this year's Six Nations Grand Slam with regular skipper Charles Ollivon out injured.…

Ntamack suffered a twisted right ankle in early September and is currently on a return-to-play schedule for Top 14 leaders Toulouse.…

South Africa's Rugby World Cup winning winger Cheslin Kolbe said on Monday that France are 'favourites' for next year's competition.…