Tag: Rugby Union
Hooker ‘most dangerous’ position in rugby, French study finds
The front row accounts for 26 percent of total injuries with the hooker the worst affected, says French rugby union research. Worst injuries and...
New French ex-Sevens flyer named for national rugby squad
Report from Planet Rugby
After French rugby union coach Guy Novès selected a Fiji-born Sevens flyer for the national squad, he has now also called...
Fijian flyer Vakatawa – a rugby gamble France need to take
Report from Pacific Media Watch
By Paul Eddison in Caen, France
The call-up of Sevens star Virimi Vakatawa to France's Six Nations squad was a calculated...
Novès picks star Fijian Sevens wing in new-look France rugby squad
Video spotlight on Vakatawa's brilliance - 6 tries in the 2015 Wellington Sevens
Report from Pacific Media Watch in Paris
France head rugby union coach Guy...
Vakatawa approached by Les Bleus coach for Six Nations
Report from Fiji Village
By Semi Turaga
Fiji-born French 7s player Virimi Vakatawa has been approached by new French fifteens team coach Guy Noves to play...
