Mallett: Dupont will pull his weight at 10

Nick Mallett believes Antoine Dupont may be better suited to flyhalf than Maxime Lucu and that the two could interchange during Friday night’s Test against the Springboks. France’s injury woes had appeared to pave the way for scrumhalf Lucu to wear the No 10 jersey in...

Barnes: All Blacks must fix maul defence

All Blacks assistant coach Neil Barnes doesn’t believe the laws governing the rolling maul need to be adjusted again despite his team’s struggles to defend against it. New Zealand conceded two tries from mauls in their 43-21 Nations Championship victory against...

POLL: Which 10 comes out on top?

Antoine Dupont will wear the France No 10 jersey for the first time on Friday night and go head-to-head with Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. Who wins the flyhalf battle in Paris? Antoine Dupont Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ResultsVote The post POLL: Which 10...

Big Trev: Dupont can do whatever he wants

Trevor Nyakane believes the Springboks could struggle to contain France playmaker Antoine Dupont in Paris on Friday night. The scrumhalf superstar was named at flyhalf on Wednesday for the Nations Championship Test as Les Bleus look to end a run of five successive...

Les Bleus back Dupont at 10 for Bok battle

Antoine Dupont will start at flyhalf for France against the Springboks in Paris on Friday night. With Romain Ntamack, Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Hastoy and Thomas Ramos all sidelined through injury, back-up scrumhalf Maxime Lucu was tipped to start at 10 for the...

‘Marx the best who’s ever played’

Malcolm Marx has won high praise from former Scotland international Jim Hamilton. Speaking on the Rugby Pod, the former lock was effusive in his praise of the Springbok strongman: “Malcolm Marx is the best hooker who’s ever played.” The popular host was joined in...

‘France face uncompromising physical battle’

Forwards coach William Servat has promised that the French pack will not back down against the Springboks on Friday night. When speaking to the media, Servat made no attempt to hide his respect for the Boks, who have won nine of the past 10 meetings between the sides,...

POLL: Pick the winner in Paris!

Will France finally gain revenge on Friday night, or will the Springboks make it six wins in a row against Les Bleus at the Stade de France? Who will win in Paris on Friday night? France by 1-7 France by 8-15 France by 16-plus Springboks by 1-7 Springboks by 8-15...