Thierry Dusautoir - Rucking and Mauling

France captain Thierry Dusautoir was named the International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year for 2011 at a ceremony here on Monday.Dusautoir received his award the day after leading France in their nailbiting 8-7 World Cup final defeat by New Zealand ...

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - France captain Thierry Dusautoir was named on Monday as the International Rugby Board's World Player of the Year after a storming 12 months in which he drove his side to within a whisker of their first World Cup title ...

France coach Marc Lievremont sprung a surprise on Tuesday when he named scrum-half Morgan Parra to play at fly-half for the World Cup Pool A match against New Zealand here on Saturday.Parra takes over from Montpellier's Francois Trinh-Duc who played at No.10 ...

France will seek a quick remedy from their historic Six Nations defeat by Italy last time out by beating Wales at the Stade de France on Saturday and at least end their dispiriting campaign on a high note.A French victory would end ...

France captain Thierry Dusautoir worked hard to earn the nickname 'Dark Destroyer' and on Saturday he will be determined to produce a performance worthy of the moniker and help his side bow out of this year's Six Nations with a victory over ...

France coach Marc Lievremont made five changes to the side that was humiliated by Italy as he tries to make amends against Wales in their final Six Nations match at the Stade de France on Saturday.Lievremont lashed out at his players following ...

France will be seeking on Saturday to avenge the party pooping 41-13 humiliation that Argentina inflicted on them back in June having arrived there on the back of their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2004.Argentina, though, have proved regular gatecrashers when ...

Lievremont, whose side at least ended a run of two defeats in beating the Fijians on Saturday in Nantes, admitted to being frustrated by the performance and that there were certain players he would liked to have retained but had dropped in ...

London Wasps have received a major blow losing Tim Payne for the Heineken Cup clash against champions Toulouse on Sunday. The result of last night's Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in Swindon means that as well as the match in France, Payne ...

French captain Thierry Dusautoir says his team?s ability to adapt to rugby union?s new breakdown laws could be a key factor in the one-off Test against South Africa at Newlands on Saturday.Dusautoir and coach Marc Lievremont downplayed their team?s chances in a ...

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Topic: Thierry Dusautoir

Dusautoir named IRB player of the year

France captain Dusautoir named IRB player of the year

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Unhappy French rugby coach Lievremont rings changes

Tim Payne blow is agony for Wasps

France skipper: breakdown laws key in Boks clash

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