French Rugby Club

News: Francois Steyn to play for French Barbarians against Europe XV in Belgium - Wed 11 November 2009 23.05

Racing-Métro's Francois Steyn, the youngest World Cup winner, will be among a host of star names pulling on the French Barbarians shirt this weekend as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of FIRA (Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur). Steyn – who played for the Barbarians last season - will be accompanied by the likes of French internationals Sébastien Bruno, Dimitri Yachvili and Florian Fritz, as well as Fiji’s Vilimoni Delasau as they take on a Europe XV at the Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday...

News: England call up Doran-Jones; France and SA prepare for Friday 13th fright night - Wed 11 November 2009 10.05

England have called up uncapped prop Paul Doran-Jones as cover for David Wilson for Saturday’s game against Argentina. The 24-year-old Gloucester player comes in following earlier injuries to Phil Vickery, Julian White and Andrew Sheridan as England’s front-row resources continue to be stretched...

News: Steve Thompson out, James Haskell in as Martin Johnson shuffles the England pack - Wed 11 November 2009 19.45

Stade Francais' James Haskell has been named as England number eight for Saturday's home clash with Argentina. Haskell,24, comes in for Jordan Crane as one of four changes made by Martin Johnson following last weekend's disappointing 18-9 reverse against Australia...

Joe (El Abd) Blogs: Why I relish the role of 'gratteur', and the key to back row success - Tues 27 2009 21.18

Toulon flanker and FRC columnist Joe El Abd this week takes us into the murky world of back-row play as he investigates what makes a world-class number eight, or why his own particular skills are best suited to number seven. Last week the TV cameras came into the club to do a piece on our back row here at Toulon. Over the years talk about who and what the back row should consist of has taken up many column inches and been given lots of airtime...