BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An injury crisis in Australia’s flyhalf ranks has resulted in Declan Meredith being selected to make his test debut for the Wallabies in the Nations Championship test against Six Nations titlist France on Saturday.

Dupont defended the French Six Nations title this year.

France rugby head coach Fabien Galthie confirmed on Thursday a shakeup in the national coaching setup that will see both Shaun Edwards and Vlok Cilliers leave. Galthie praised former Wales defence coach Edwards for "the incredible work" he achieved since arriving in 2020 with three Six Nations tournament triumphs.

France has named 33 players for their opening Nations Championship fixture against New Zealand but are expected to strengthen the squad after this weekend's Top 14 final.

SAINT-DENIS, France — In an enchanting motif of recent Olympiads, the great-big world with all its great-big populations and its great-big facilities kept straining to solve laudable little Fiji in one hellacious pursuit. Since Rio de Janeiro in 2016 ...

The French rugby team could hardly have wished for better. Drawn alongside Japan, the United States and Samoa, Les Bleus hit the jackpot on Wednesday as the pools for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia were unveiled – setting them on what looks like a ...

Aaron Grandidier Nkanang scores two tries on his debut as France fight back to beat Australia in Brisbane and condemn Joe Schmidt's side to a sixth successive defeat.