Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) (AFP) – The village of Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle is not too well known outside of the Pyrenees mountains it nestles in between, let alone throughout France but on Friday ...

Bordeaux Begles captain Maxime Lucu has described English rugby's man of the moment Henry Pollock as a player with "incredible qualities" and "a threat" to their Investec Champions Cup hopes.

Superstar Dupont is set to be sidelined until December with a knee injury suffered in March and will miss games against South Africa on November 8, Fiji on Novvember 15 and Australia on November 22.

A festive fixture in Clermont’s raucous Stade Marcel Michelin may well have offered French rugby significant reassurance. If it was needed. Maxime Lucu, the Bordeaux scrumhalf and presumptive heir to ...

Bordeaux-Begles skipper and scrum-half Maxime Lucu has identified Northampton Saints star Henry Pollock as the player they will have to “neutralise” in this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup final.

Scrum-half Maxime Lucu will start France's Six Nations opener against Ireland this week beginning a campaign without talismanic captain Antoine Dupont, head coach Fabien Galthie said on Wednesday.

PARIS :Scrumhalf Maxime Lucu will start for France against Fiji in Bordeaux on Saturday, replacing Nolann Le Garrec, who has been ruled out of the Autumn series due to a thigh injury, the French team ...

France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Thursday it was "impossible" to drop Maxime Lucu for this weekend's Six Nations title decider with Scotland in Paris. Scrum-half Lucu starts Saturday's game ...

Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. Maxime Lucu has tried to "manage the expectation" as he deputises for France captain Antoine Dupont ...

Coverage: Listen on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Ulster; live text updates, report, reaction & highlights on BBC Sport website & app. Scrum-half Maxime Lucu will start for France in the ...

Bordeaux-Begles's France scrum-half Maxime Lucu is at risk of missing the start of the Six Nations with a knee sprain, his club coach Yannick Bru said on Wednesday. The injury comes after Lucu, 32, ...