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Francophone gallois | Sports Journalist/ Newyddiadurwr Chwaraeon with Agence France-Presse | Paris | [email protected] | Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch on Substack
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
BIG NEWS this, according Midi Olympique, Antoine Dupont will make his playing return on Saturday

He's set to be named on the bench for the home #Top14 game against Racing 92

Dupont's been out since March

www.rugbyrama.fr/2025/11/27/t...
Exclu Midol. Dupont devrait retrouver la compétition ce samedi, pour la réception du Racing
Samedi soir lors de la 11e journée de Top 14, Antoine Dupont devrait être remplaçant face au Racing 92 sous réserve d’un souci physique de dernière minute, et faire son grand retour à la compétition p...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'll be looking back on France's November Tests in this week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch

A dis-jointed campaign with some stand-out individual performances

Out tonight, here: illtuddafydd.substack.com/
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Had a chat with Ospreys legend Stefan Terblanche before his former team-mate Steve Tandy comes up against his fellow former Springbok Rassie Erasmus on Saturday

"When we were playing cards after a game, they were analysing the game. That's what gave them the edge at that time"

#WALVRSA
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bordeaux's Francois Ratier named France women's new head coach

He led Canada at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is really nice

Wait for the end with Gabin Villiere

#Top14

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November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I spent a lot of last week in Australia's team hotel

Had a nice chat with Joe Schmidt around the coffee machine too

The France loss capped off a rough year for the Wallabies, annus horibilis

uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/schmidt...
Schmidt challenges Wallabies to 'roll up their sleeves' after gruesome year
Even at 60 years of age and with more than two decades of coaching experience, Australia coach Joe Schmidt has rarely experienced a tougher past few months. Schmidt, who was head coach of Ireland betw...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Toulouse's public prosecutor's office to open a preliminary investigation into Melvyn Jaminet €450,000 transfer to the city's club from Perpigna in 2022

#Top13
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Stade de Freeze
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Great moustache, even greater first cap

#FRAvAUS
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It’s so cold at the Stade de France they’ve put grit/ salt on the ground

1°C at kick-off, with snow forecast at full-time

Chilly

#FRAvAUS
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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You put Jac Morgan and either Taulupe Faletau or Aaron Wainwright into that back row, coax Tom Francis out of semi-retirement and 3D Print a competent fullback and you've honestly got quite a decent rugby team there.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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3 – Wales' Tom Rogers is the first player to score a hat-trick of tries in a men's Test match against New Zealand since Marius Joubert did so for South Africa in the 2004 Tri Nations. Historic.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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It's debut day for Deaves 🫡

From Pontyclun RFC, to Ospreys, to starting for Wales vs the All Blacks. Go well, Harri 👊

The Ospreys 7 jersey, sponsored by Castell Howell🤝

#OurBloodIsBlack
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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The Top 14 has launched a global streaming platform and announced 11 international broadcast partnerships – here's everything you need to know 👇
www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/top-14-rug...
Top 14 rugby launches global streaming service and announces 11 new broadcast partnerships
At a glance
www.rugbybroadcast.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
France training before #FRAvAUS

Some high balls being tested by Les Bleus, after their horror show against South Africa
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Add this…

15h15 Suresnes women v Red Star women, Federale 2

Stade Jean-Moulin, Suresnes
French Rugby Weekend 🇫🇷

FOUR games in THREE days is possible!

Is anyone attempting this!?

Rich will soon be boarding the Eurostar to Paris - he’s attempting to catch a couple of these. But can anyone go one or even two better?

We wanna hear from you!👂🏼👇
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Things got a little tougher for the Wallabies

#FRAvAUS
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This week’s Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch will be out tomorrow lunchtime

🍇 It’s been busy keeping eyes on Fabien Galthié and Joe Schmidt, nothing to do with it being Beaujolais nouveau day, je vous promets!

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November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
More changes from Joe Schmidt

Carter Gordon back in France to start

#FRAvAUS
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
15 minutes to the team announcement

Seeing some stuff about uncapped Esteban Capilla coming in for Oscar Jegou on the bench

#FRAvAUS
France's probable team for #FRAvAUS

Fickou returns in midfield

Ollivon moves to 7 with Meafou returning at lock

A possible debut for Gourges off the bench
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This weekend's #Top14 games

With Pau's trip to Bordeaux-Begles, and Matthieu Jalibert at 10, on Friday, to avoid a clash with #FRAvAUS
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's an off weekend in #ProD2, any chance of Edmonds being at #FRAvAUS on Saturday?
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The #Top14 and #ProD2's latest JIFF numbers

Toulouse on 19.5 average up until round eight, insane numbers

Soyaux-Angouleme doing well in the second division too
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM