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French teams have all too often displayed little in the way of appetite on the road in Europe but Biarritz are far from likely to fall into that category for the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final against Leinster at the RDS today.

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Jean-Baptiste Elissalde has been named as France’s new first-choice scrum-half, in Bernard Laporte’s team to face Ireland in this weekend’s RBS 6 Nations opener.

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Leinster loss puts them out of Cup

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Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

Leinster get winning start against Biarritz

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New Zealand 40 France 13

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French hat-trick seals win over USA

South African born centre Brian Liebenberg scored a hat-trick to help France to a 41-14 win over the United States in Wollongong and go into the World Cup quarter-finals with four wins from four matches.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2003

Castaignede recalled by France

Saracens‘ Thomas Castaignede will play for France for the first time in two years after being named in the team to face South Africa at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday.

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