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France XV
France A
NicknameLes Bleus (The Blues)
EmblemGallic rooster
UnionFédération Française de Rugby
First colours Second colours
First international
 France XV 27–17 Germany 
(Paris; 14 October 1900)
Biggest win
 France XV 126–6 Croatia 
(Perpignan; 19 June 1993)
Biggest defeat
 France XV 6–55 South Africa XV 
(Paris; 3 January 1907)

France A, also known as France XV and France B in the past, was the former name of the second national rugby union team of France behind the French national side.

In 2011 the French Rugby Federation designated the France U20 team as the second national side, and from the start of the 2017–18 season, the French Barbarians became the official second side, moving the role of the former France A team to the more prestigious invitational side with better name recognition.

History

France XV first played at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, when they defeated Germany by score of 27–17, in the first ever Olympic Rugby Union Tournament. They later would play often matches for the Mediterranean Games or would represent France at the FIRA Trophy.

In 2009 they played in the IRB Nations Cup, against Italy A, Scotland A, Romania, Russia and Uruguay. The 2009 tournament was held in Romania.

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.
  • 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.

Backs
Player Position Club
Florian Cazenave Scrum-half Perpignan
Julien Dupuy Scrum-half Stade Français
Lionel Beauxis Fly-half Stade Français
Jonathan Wisniewski Fly-half Racing Métro
Romain Cabannes Centre Castres
Henry Chavancy Centre Racing Métro
Thibault Lacroix Centre Bayonne
Lionel Mazars Centre Bayonne
Julien Arias Wing Stade Français
Yoan Audrin Wing Castres
Adrien Planté Wing Perpignan
Maxime Médard Fullback Toulouse
Benjamin Thiéry Fullback Montpellier
Forwards
Player Position Club
Jean-Philippe Genevois Hooker Bourgoin
Benjamin Kayser (c) Hooker Stade Français
Clément Baïocco Prop Racing Métro
Yannick Forestier Prop Castres
Jérôme Schuster Prop Perpignan
Rabah Slimani Prop Stade Français
Yoann Maestri Lock Toulouse
Jocelino Suta Lock Toulon
Guillaume Vilaceca Lock Perpignan
Antoine Battut Flanker Montauban
Sylvain Nicolas Flanker Bourgoin
Jean-Pierre Perez Flanker Perpignan
Damien Chouly Number eight Perpignan
Florian Faure Number eight Biarritz

Honours

References

  1. "Next Senior National Representative Team June 2003–2012" (PDF). World Rugby. 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Les Barbarians Français deviennent une équipe nationale" (in French). Fédération Française de Rugby. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "Next Senior National Representative Team June 2003-2017" (PDF). World Rugby. 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "France rest Chabal and Servat for June". PlanetRugby.com. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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