France’s World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet has questioned whether the current squad is good enough to play themselves into contention.

France’s 1998 World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet believes Les Bleus’ disappointing build-up results could work in their favour at the World Cup.

Nicolas Anelka would love to extend his time at Chelsea until 2014 before heading for a big-money move abroad.

France may have qualified for the World Cup but the pressure has not eased on coach Raymond Domenech, who has come under fresh fire from World Cup-winning boss Aime Jacquet.

CLERMONT AUVERGNE saw their faint Heineken Cup hopes extinguished despite a comprehensive bonus point victory against Montauban in the all-French Pool One clash at Stade Marcel Michelin last night.

CLERMONT AUVERGNE coach Vern Cotter was delighted with his side’s win in Sunday’s crunch Pool One encounter with Munster, but the New Zealander wasn’t getting carried away, describing next week’s return game in Thomond Park as an “enormous challenge” for his players.

France have brought three new faces into their RBS 6 Nations Championship squad for the clash with England on Saturday week.

MARC LIEVREMONT insists France are by no means the finished article after making six changes to the line-up that dismantled Scotland for Saturday’s clash with Ireland.

Marc Lievremont insists France are by no means the finished article after making six changes to the line-up that dismantled Scotland for Saturday's clash with Ireland.

NEW-LOOK France got their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign off to the perfect start with an impressive victory against lacklustre Scotland at Murrayfield.

MARC LIEVREMONT didn’t take long to usher in a new dawn in French rugby yesterday by naming six uncapped players in a much-changed squad for the Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland.

France head coach Bernard Laporte has made seven changes for his side’s clash with New Zealand in Paris on Saturday.

FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech has launched a blistering attack on the country’s media for spying on a closed training session.

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France’s World Cup-winning coach Aime Jacquet has declared “the beautiful adventure” which saw Les Bleus dominate international football over.

France Under-21 boss Raymond Domenech has emerged as a leading candidate in the three-horse race to succeed Jacques Santini as France head coach after a late intervention on his behalf by Aime Jacquet.

France coach Jacques Santini is going back to the future in his bid to end his career with the national team on a winning note by successfully defending their European title.

Four years have passed since a wiry, awkward-looking Thierry Henry first impacted on the international scene, with Aime Jacquet unsure where, or whether, to include him in the France team.