The France national rugby union team represents the French Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union matches. Colloquially known as Le XV de France, the team traditionally wears blue shirts with a Gallic rooster embroidered on the chest, white shorts and red socks in reference to the French national flag. Les Bleus mostly play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship along with England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France have won the tournament on 26 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 10 times.
Martín Gaitán is a former rugby union football player and current coach from Argentina.
Jacobus Christo Janse van Rensburg is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He represents Grenoble in the Top 14, having previously played for the Lions and Stormers in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions and Western Province in the Currie Cup and for Bayonne in the French Top 14.
The 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals were international rugby union matches mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the June international window.
Beka Gorgadze is a Georgian rugby union player, currently playing for Top 14 side Pau. His preferred position is number 8.
Paula Mark Ngauamo is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Castres. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
In June 2014, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests. They played the Wallabies across the three week June International window, and which were part of the third year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019. This was France's first tour to Australia since 2009 and first series since 2008.
Reece Hewat is a South African-born Australian rugby union player who plays for Section Paloise in the Top 14 competition. His position of choice is loose forward.
Teofilio Fidow is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Major League Rugby club New York and the Samoa national team.
Roger Garrigue, sometimes written as Roger Garrigues, is a French former professional rugby league footballer and coach, who played as centre, stand-off or scrum-half.
André Marius Lacoste, known as Jep Lacoste was a French rugby league coach.
Swan Rebbadj is a French rugby union player, his regular playing position is Flanker and as Lock for Toulon in the Top 14.
André Carrère was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for Stade Montois, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.
Pierre Boudehent is a French rugby union player, who currently plays as a centre or a wing for La Rochelle in the Top 14 and the Heineken Champions Cup.
Renaud Boyoud is a French former rugby union international who represented France in three Test matches. He played most of his club rugby for US Dax and Aviron Bayonnais.
Fabrice Lalanne is a French former rugby union international.
Thierry Cléda is a French former rugby union international who represented France as a lock in nine Test matches from 1998 to 1999.
Jean Trillo is a French former rugby union international.
Leone Ravuetaki Tubuarua is a Fijian professional rugby union player.
Jérôme Daret is a French rugby union coach and former player who played as a scrum-half. He spent his entire professional playing career with the US Dax and at the same time had several international selections in rugby sevens. He then transitioned to a career as a coach, with US Dax, then the French rugby sevens team.
