FRENCH RUGBY By Angus FAST FACTS The French

FRENCH RUGBY By Angus

FAST FACTS The French national team play annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won 16 championships and shared it 8 times and have completed 9 grand slams. Eight French players have been put in to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The French were introduced to Rugby in 1872 by the British. On new years day 1906 they played they're first test match against New Zealand in Paris.

FRENCH NATIONAL RUGBY UNION TEAM § They’re Ground is Stade de France which is in Paris, they’re top scorer is Christophe Lamaison, they’re coach is Phillipe Saint-Andre, and they’re captain is Thierry Dusautoir. First International France 8– 38 New Zealand (1 January 1906) Largest Win Namibia 10– 87 France (16 September 2007) This is a photo of Stade de France hosting the all Blacks. Some of they’re team Largest defeat nicknames are Les New Zealand 61– 10 France Bleus, Les Tricolores (9 June 2007) And Le XV de France French National Rugby Union Team is the 7 th best Rugby union team in the world The French Rugby strip. In 1954 They won 3 -0 against The All blacks For the First time

FRENCH NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM They're head coach is Richard Agar, they’re captain is Olivier Elima, Top Try Scorer is Raymond Contrastin and has scored 25 and top scorer is Puig Aubert who has scored 361 points. First international England 32 -21 France (15 t h April 1934) This is the Stade de France which is their stadium and the French Rugby union teams stadium. Biggest Win Serbia 0 -120 France (22 October 2003) This is they’re kit They are known as Les Tricolores or more Biggest defeat Australia 74 -0 France often Les Chanticleers. (4 December 1994)

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QUIZ What is the union teams stadium called and where is it Stade de France Who did the French national union team win 87 -10 against Namibia Who did the French national league team win 120 -0 against Serbia How many French rugby players are in the world rugby hall of fame. 8

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