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 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.

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.

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 ...

Louis Bielle-Biarrey put in another performance that underlined his status as one of the best wingers in the world Investec Champions Cup semi-final Bordeaux-Begles: (18) 35 Tries: Samu, ...

Northampton suffered Investec Champions Cup final heartache as Bordeaux-Begles claimed an epic 28-20 victory at the Principality Stadium.

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 ...

France's wing #11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey celebrates after scoring a try during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby ...

Scrum-halves Nolann Le Garrec, Maxime Lucu and Baptiste Jauneau will compete to replace injured France captain Antoine Dupont for next month's Autumn Nations Series, the French rugby federation ...