France Thump Fiji but Lose Ntamack to Injury
- On Saturday in Lyon, France crushed Fiji 54-17 to reclaim the top spot in the Northern Hemisphere section of the Nations Championship.
- Flyhalf Romain Ntamack suffered an apparent shoulder injury during the 33rd minute, leaving the field in obvious pain and forcing a positional change.
- France scored eight tries to secure a 26-3 halftime lead; scrumhalf backup Maxime Lucu deputized at flyhalf and added 12 points with the boot.
- Vinaya Habosi and Selestino Ravutaumada scored Fiji's two tries, though the team remains winless and bottom of the Southern Hemisphere section before heading to Ireland next week.
- France now prepares for a showdown with South Africa, seeking to maintain momentum in the Nations Championship after this bruising victory in Lyon.
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Fabien Galthie's men stroked the Pacific players on Saturday at the Decines-Charpieu Groupama Stadium, but they lost their opening man Romain Ntamack, six days from the shock against South Africa.
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France thump Fiji but lose Ntamack to injury
Victory came at a cost, with fly-half Romain Ntamack, aligned alongside captain Antoine Dupont at half-back for the first time since March 2025, seemingly dislocating his shoulder in the build up to France's third try. With Mathieu Jalibert already out injured, France will face world champions South Africa next week without either of their best fly-halves. And they will need to put in a vastly improved showing to stand any chance of avoiding a 1…
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ledauphine.comThe Blues won a large victory over Fiji in Lyon on Saturday for the National Championships (54-17). Certainly, they scored eight tests. But they made a draft, sublimated by some fulgurances, sign of a team in recovery and running. We will have to do more and better against the Springboks next Friday.
The Toronto Star
Ntamack injury mars France rout of Fiji before Springboks clash
LYON, France (AP) — France defeated Fiji 54-17 in a bruising clash at the possible cost of flyhalf Romain Ntamack on Saturday for the showdown with South Africa in Nations Championship rugby.
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