Illtud Dafydd
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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...
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...
www.rugbyrama.fr
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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...
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...
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/
A dis-jointed campaign with some stand-out individual performances
Out tonight, here: illtuddafydd.substack.com/
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 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/
A dis-jointed campaign with some stand-out individual performances
Out tonight, here: illtuddafydd.substack.com/
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
"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
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
"When we were playing cards after a game, they were analysing the game. That's what gave them the edge at that time"
#WALVRSA
Bordeaux's Francois Ratier named France women's new head coach
He led Canada at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups
He led Canada at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bordeaux's Francois Ratier named France women's new head coach
He led Canada at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups
He led Canada at the 2014 and 2017 World Cups
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...
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...
uk.sports.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 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...
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...
A de-brief of France's dis-jointed November
More questions than answers
uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/france-...
More questions than answers
uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/france-...
France eye Dupont boost for Six Nations defence
France ended their turgid Autumn Nations Series with a lacklustre 48-33 win over Australia on Saturday with thoughts moving quickly onto the return of captain Antoine Dupont in time for the defence of...
uk.sports.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A de-brief of France's dis-jointed November
More questions than answers
uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/france-...
More questions than answers
uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/france-...
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
#Top13
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 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
#Top13
Stade de Freeze
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Stade de Freeze
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
1°C at kick-off, with snow forecast at full-time
Chilly
#FRAvAUS
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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
1°C at kick-off, with snow forecast at full-time
Chilly
#FRAvAUS
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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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...
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
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...
www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/top-14-rug...
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15h15 Suresnes women v Red Star women, Federale 2
Stade Jean-Moulin, Suresnes
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!👂🏼👇
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
Add this…
15h15 Suresnes women v Red Star women, Federale 2
Stade Jean-Moulin, Suresnes
15h15 Suresnes women v Red Star women, Federale 2
Stade Jean-Moulin, Suresnes
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!
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/illtuddafydd
🍇 It’s been busy keeping eyes on Fabien Galthié and Joe Schmidt, nothing to do with it being Beaujolais nouveau day, je vous promets!
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/illtuddafydd
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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!
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/illtuddafydd
🍇 It’s been busy keeping eyes on Fabien Galthié and Joe Schmidt, nothing to do with it being Beaujolais nouveau day, je vous promets!
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/illtuddafydd
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
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
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
15 minutes to the team announcement
Seeing some stuff about uncapped Esteban Capilla coming in for Oscar Jegou on the bench
#FRAvAUS
Seeing some stuff about uncapped Esteban Capilla coming in for Oscar Jegou on the bench
#FRAvAUS
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
