Alun Wyn Jones recalled by the Welsh before France
Legendary Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones has been recalled to the Wales squad preparing for the match against France in the Six Nations Championship, the Welsh Federation announced on Tuesday. Jones (36, 148 caps) has been out since the start of the competition with a shoulder injury. The second line was summoned “to continue his […]
International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin, its honorary president
International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin, its honorary president 21 hours ago – By La Libre Putin, black belt, is a fan of judo and there are many links between this martial art and Russia. Indeed, the president of the IJF, the Romanian Marius Vizer, is considered close to Putin while the European association is […]
Mbappé, Dupont, Bielsa… Our weekend tops and flops
An impressive XV of France, Mbappé still decisive and Bielsa thrown out… Discover the tops and flops of the Figaro sports department. Tops The XV of France (again) marks the spirits What a demonstration of the Blues! The French rugby team has indeed avoided the Scottish trap at Murrayfield by delivering a full and successful […]
the dazzling revival of French flair
ANALYSIS – The XV of France shone with its talents and a shared desire to hit hard and fast. We had been thinking about it for two years. The audacious and magnificent revival of Romain Ntamack, initiated from his in-goal against the All Blacks last November, was an undeniable illustration of this. But, against the […]
“There was room to do better”, regrets Urios
Christophe Urios (after the 12-11 defeat in Toulouse on Sunday at the end of the 19th day): «There was room to do better. It’s important to take a point but we are frustrated because we had the means to annoy them more than that. I’m a little disappointed with our rugby, especially on our game […]
“We had to mark the occasion and we knew how to do it”, is satisfied Poitrenaud
Clément Poitrenaud (Toulouse rear coach after the 12-11 victory at home against Bordeaux-Bègles, Sunday at the end of the 19th day): “To win back after six defeats was very important, especially against the leader and especially on our field. We had to mark the occasion and we knew how to do it. The content is […]
“Moscow sees sport as an instrument of power”
MAINTENANCE – For several days, the sports world has been working to sanction Russian interests. Lukas Aubin, associate researcher at Iris and specialized in the geopolitics of sport and Russia, deciphers the importance of sport for the Russian regime and how Vladimir Putin made it “a weapon” as well as’«an instrument of power». LE FIGARO. […]
35th defeat in a row for Italy swept away in Ireland
Ireland made short work of Italy (57-6), this Sunday, on the occasion of the 3rd day of the Six Nations Tournament. A long ordeal for the Nazionale, forced to evolve to 13 from the 20th minute (rule of deficiency after the exit of its two hookers) and which conceded nine tries, with in particular doubled […]
Judo. Sarah-Léonie Cysique, seven months after the Olympics: “I’m already heading for Paris 2024”
Content reserved for subscribers Sunday, February 27, 2022 6:30 a.m. … 3 Sarah-Leonie Cysique won individual silver and team gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. © AFP Few would have bet on her during the Tokyo Olympics, but Sarah-Léonie Cysique did come back with two medals around her neck. At the age of 23, the […]
Stade Toulousain, soon the end of the tunnel?
Deprived of his internationals, the French champion, who remains on six defeats in a row, receives Bordeaux-Bègles in an increasingly tense context. Head under water since the end of November. A long tunnel never known on the side of the Red and Black. Before receiving Union Bordeaux-Bègles on Sunday (9 p.m.) for the poster of […]