England warmed up for the WXV1 with a 38-19 victory over Six Nations rivals France at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday.
Antoine Dupont came off the bench to lead France to their first gold of the Paris Olympics as they defeated Fiji 28-7.
The French Rugby Federation announced that France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined €30,000 following his racist comment.
Dupont sealed France's 26-14 victory over Argentina to send the host nation into the rugby sevens semi-finals.
England Under 20 claimed their first title since 2016 as they defeated the France counterparts with a 20-13 margin in the final in Cape Town.
World Rugby has confirmed the pools and fixtures for the 2024 season of the WXV competition.
Wales have dropped to their all-time low position in the World Rugby Rankings following their defeat against Australia in the recently concluded encounter in Sydney last weekend.
France have suspended full-back Melvyn Jaminet following his posting of a video on social media containing a racist comment.
France have been dealt a blow ahead of their upcoming South America tour with fly-half Louis Carbonel ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
France head coach Fabian Galthie has named 19 uncapped players in the squad for the upcoming summer series clashes.
After successive semi-final defeats to Leinster, Emmanuel Meafou feels Toulouse can bring their 'A' game to this Saturday's Champions Cup final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
England have clinched the Women's Six Nations Grand Slam hat-trick as they defeated a 14-player France side with a 42-21 victory in the final round in Bordeaux.
Red Roses No 8 Alex Matthews is looking forward to England being 'uncomfortable' out in France as John Mitchell's side aim for a sixth successive Six Nations title.
Thomas Ramos kicked the decisive penalty in the 80th minute as France edged out England 33-31 in the final round of the Six Nations, to deny Steve Borthwick's side another major victory.
Steve Borthwick was forced into one change for England’s Six Nations finale against France but sticking rather than twisting makes so much sense after thrilling Ireland win.
France have called up Munster centre Antoine Frisch in the Six Nations squad ahead of the final round clash against England to be played Groupama Stadium on 17th February.
La Rochelle’s contact skills coach and former Munster forward chats to TRU’s Ciara Fearn about all things Ireland, France, Ronan O’Gara and the Top 14.
Antoine Dupont has made his mark in the sevens rugby as he steered France to their first sevens title in 19 years as they defeated a injury hit Great Britain Sevens side in Los Angeles.
Exclusive: USA sevens head coach Mike Friday chats to TRU about Dupont's first showing in Vancouver, why he might not be adored in America, the evergreen Perry Baker and the HSBC SVNS series as a whole.
France will be without La Rochelle centre Jonathan Danty for the remainder of the Six Nations tournament following a five-week suspension.
Italy have returned to the top 10 in the World Rugby Rankings following the latest round of the Six Nations.
Paolo Garbisi missed the decisive penalty in the added minutes as Italy missed the chance to secure their first-ever Six Nations victory in France.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has made two changes to the starting line up for the third round of the Six Nations game against Italy to be played on Sunday.