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- Team news. France: The hosts make five changes to the side beaten by the Springboks. In addition to Lucu replacing Dupont, Yoram Moefana is preferred to Louis Bielle-Biarrey on the left wing, Paul Gabrillagues and Paul Willemse both start at lock, while Francois Cros comes in for the injured Anthony Jelonch in the back row.
- Commentator's notes. Andrew Cotter: What a game to kick things off, between Europe's two best sides and both teams might well be grateful that this meeting takes place in Marseille rather than the Stade de France, where the ghosts of their epic World Cup quarter-final defeats still lurk.
- View from both camps. France head coach Fabien Galthie: "In four years, there hasn't been a game without a requirement to win. We've always heard the music in the background of requiring a win.
- Line-ups. France: 15-Ramos, 14-Penaud, 13-Fickou, 12-Danty, 11-Moefana; 10-Jalibert, 9-Lucu; 1-Baille, 2-Mauvaka, 3-Atonio, 4-Gabrillagues, 5-Willemse, 6-Cros, 7-Ollivon, 8-Alldritt (capt)
While the venue for the final is chosen well in advance, on four occasions clubs have reached a final scheduled to be played in their own stadium; Real Madrid won their second European Cup in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in 1957, while in 1965 Inter Milan also won their second title in the final at the San Siro.
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France faces Luxembourg in an international friendly soccer match on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (6/5/24) at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz, France.
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Euro 2024 fixtures: Full schedule, TV channel, results, group tables
Bull Arena, Leipzig) Quarter-finals Friday, July 5 1: Winner match 2 vs Winner match 4: 5pm (MHPArena, Stuttgart) 2: Winner match 6 vs Winner match 5: 8pm (Volksparkstadion, Hamburg) Saturday ...
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1 –Ireland’s world ranking before the start of the Six Nations and at the end. They became the first team to be ranked first in the world at the beginning of a tournament and win the Championship. 4 – Ireland clinched their fourth Grand Slam, third in the Six Nations era, and fifth title since Italy joined the Championship in 2000. 4 –Four Ireland ...
1 – There was just one drop goal in this year’s Six Nations, slotted by France full-back Thomas Ramos against Ireland. 14 – Ireland halted France’s winning run of 14 successive victories, claiming a 32-19 win in Dublin. It had been France’s longest-ever winning streak. 18 –Les Bleus conceded 18 penalties against Italy, their highest tally in a Six ...
3 –Scotland have now won three games in five of the past seven editions of the Six Nations. They achieved this just once in their previous 17 campaigns. 27 – It has taken 27 years, but Scotland finally won back-to-back matches to start a Six Nations campaign. They defeated England and Wales in their opening fixtures, winning successive opening game...
23 –For the first time in 23 years, England lost a Test match to Scotland after leading at half-time; the last time this occurred was in 2000. 6 – England beat Wales in Cardiff for the first time since 2017, ending a six-year wait with a 20-10 victory. 10 – Steve Borthwick’s side conceded just 10 points against Wales, their lowest tally at the Wels...
1 –For the first time in their history, Wales scored four tries in a Six Nations defeat, going down 41-28 to France. 7 – By defeating Italy, Wales avoided losing seven Six Nations matches in a row. Seven consecutive losses is their worst run in the tournament which took place over the 2002 and 2003 Championships. 8 –Wales have now won each of their...
9 –Italy scored the fewest number of tries in the tournament (9). 18 –The Azzurri picked up the Wooden Spoon for the 18th time in total, and for the eighth time in succession. 20 –Kieran Crowley’s side scored 20 points against Ireland, their best tally against the side since 2013. 22 –How many tries Italy conceded in the tournament, the most of any...
12 –Twelve yellow cards were issued in this year’s Six Nations. 5 – Italy collected five of those 11, with Lorenzo Cannone sin-binned twice, Simone Ferrari, Marco Riccioni and Pierre Bruno each once. Wales’ Liam Williams was also sin-binned twice. 3 –There were three red cards this Six Nations, with Grant Gilchrist, Mohamed Haouas and Freddie Stewa...
5 –Damian Penaud scored five tries in the Six Nations, with the 26-year-old becoming France’s joint-top scorer in the Championship’s history. His pair against England matched Serge Blanco and Philippe Sella’s tallies of 14. 6 –The number of tries Ireland conceded in the Six Nations, half the next best tally posted by Scotland (12). 23 –George North...
4 – The number of tries Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack and Finn Russell assisted. 5 –James Ryan, Jamie Ritchie and Caelan Doris all claimed five turnovers, with Mack Hansen and James Lowe making the most out of the backs claiming four apiece. 5 – All five of Ryan’s turnovers were at the lineout, with the Irish lock the only player to win more than ...
2 –Johnny Sexton has now won two Grand Slams and four Six Nations titles in total. 67 –Alun Wyn Jones made his 67th Six Nations, and possibly his last, appearance against France in the Championship’s final round. He falls short of Sergio Parisse’s record of 69. 100 – Dan Cole, Stuart Hogg and Taulupe Faletau notched up their 100th Test cap for Engl...
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Feb 11, 2023 · Ireland pulled off an 80-minute masterclass to defeat defending champions France in their 2023 Six Nations clash.
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Jun 1, 2021 · • France's record away to Germany is W4 D4 L5. They are unbeaten in their last five such contests (W3 D2), since a 2-1 friendly defeat in Berlin in August 1987.
Mar 9, 2024 · France have won nine of their last 12 away Six Nations matches (L3), including their contentious 20-16 victory at Murrayfield last month.
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