France national rugby union team

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national rugby union team sports team

The France national rugby union team is the country’s top-level men’s rugby side, renowned for its flair, physicality, and long-standing presence in major international competitions such as the Six Nations Championship and the Rugby World Cup.

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Surface form Occurrences
France national rugby union team (occasional) 1
France national rugby union team (selected matches) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national rugby union team ⓘ
sports team ⓘ
competition Rugby World Cup ⓘ
Six Nations Championship ⓘ
confederation Rugby Europe ⓘ
continentalAssociation Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
emblem Gallic rooster ⓘ
firstInternationalOpponent New Zealand ⓘ
firstInternationalYear 1906 ⓘ
formerCompetition Six Nations Championship ⓘ
surface form: Five Nations Championship
gender men's team ⓘ
governingBody Fédération Française de Rugby ⓘ
surface form: French Rugby Federation
homeCity Saint-Denis ⓘ
homeKitPrimaryColor blue ⓘ
homeStadium Stade de France ⓘ
joinedFiveNations 1910 ⓘ
LeCrunchOpponent England national rugby union team ⓘ
nickname Les Bleus ⓘ
Les Bleus ⓘ
surface form: Les Tricolores
notableEra 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ
early 2020s ⓘ
participatesIn autumn internationals ⓘ
mid-year tours ⓘ
playsStyle flair ⓘ
physicality ⓘ
region Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
rival England national rugby union team ⓘ
Italy national rugby union team ⓘ
New Zealand national rugby union team ⓘ
RugbyWorldCupBestResult runners-up ⓘ
RugbyWorldCupHost 1991 co-host ⓘ
1999 co-host ⓘ
2007 host ⓘ
2023 host ⓘ
RugbyWorldCupRunnersUpYear 1987 ⓘ
1999 ⓘ
2011 ⓘ
shortName France ⓘ
SixNationsGrandSlams multiple ⓘ
sport rugby union ⓘ
teamColors blue jerseys ⓘ
red socks ⓘ
white shorts ⓘ
traditionalMatch Le Crunch ⓘ
worldGoverningBody World Rugby ⓘ
worldRankingBody World Rugby Men’s Rankings ⓘ
surface form: World Rugby Rankings

Referenced by (14)

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Dave Gallaher Trophy → category → France national rugby union team ⓘ
Dave Gallaher Trophy → contestedBy → France national rugby union team ⓘ
1995 Rugby World Cup → featuredTeam → France national rugby union team ⓘ
Rugby World Cup 2007 matches → featuredTeam → France national rugby union team ⓘ
Stade Vélodrome → hasTenant → France national rugby union team ⓘ
this entity surface form: France national rugby union team (occasional)
Stadium de Toulouse → homeGroundOf → France national rugby union team ⓘ
this entity surface form: France national rugby union team (selected matches)
Wales national rugby union team → notableRival → France national rugby union team ⓘ
Fédération Française de Rugby → overseesNationalTeam → France national rugby union team ⓘ
England national rugby union team → regionalRival → France national rugby union team ⓘ
coq gaulois → relatedTo → France national rugby union team ⓘ
subject surface form: Coq gaulois
1987 Rugby World Cup → runnerUp → France national rugby union team ⓘ
2011 Rugby World Cup → runnerUp → France national rugby union team ⓘ
1995 Rugby World Cup → thirdPlace → France national rugby union team ⓘ
1999 Rugby World Cup → tournamentRunnerUp → France national rugby union team ⓘ