France A,also known asFrance XVandFrance Bin the past, was the former name of the second nationalrugby unionteam of France behind theFrench national side.
| Nickname | Les Bleus(The Blues) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Gallic rooster | ||
| Union | Fédération Française de Rugby | ||
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| First international | |||
 France XV27–17Germany (Paris;14 October 1900) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 France XV126–6Croatia (Perpignan;19 June 1993) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
France XV6–55South Africa XV (Paris;3 January 1907) | |||
In 2011 theFrench Rugby Federationdesignated theFrance U20team as the second national side,[1]and from the start of the 2017–18 season, theFrench Barbariansbecame the official second side,[2][3]moving the role of the former France A team to the more prestigious invitational side with better name recognition.
History
editFrance XV first played at the1900 Summer Olympics,inParis,when they defeatedGermanyby score of 27–17, in the first everOlympic Rugby Union Tournament.They later would play often matches for theMediterranean Gamesor would represent France at theFIRA Trophy.
In 2009 they played in theIRB Nations Cup,againstItaly A,Scotland A,Romania,RussiaandUruguay.The 2009 tournament was held inRomania.
2010 Churchill Cup Squad
edit26-man squad:[4]
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Honours
editReferences
edit- ^"Next Senior National Representative Team June 2003–2012"(PDF).World Rugby.2012.Retrieved7 November2017.
- ^"Les Barbarians Français deviennent une équipe nationale"(in French). Fédération Française de Rugby. 23 October 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 November 2017.Retrieved6 November2017.
- ^"Next Senior National Representative Team June 2003-2017"(PDF).World Rugby.2012.Retrieved7 November2017.
- ^"France rest Chabal and Servat for June".PlanetRugby. 19 May 2010.Retrieved2010-05-19.