France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse's thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.

Championship heavyweights Toulouse Olympique have locked in their squad numbers for 2025, with stalwart Anthony Marion named as their new captain. Six-time France international Marion, who has made 205 appearances in the British game for Toulouse to date,

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Dupont is one of 13 Toulouse players included in Fabien Galthie’s 42-man France squad for the Six Nations, which begin on Jan 31. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France will be without Anthony Jelonch for the start of their Six Nations campaign after the Toulouse backrow forward withdrew from the squad, the French rugby federation (FFR) announced on Monday.

Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont said on Friday the format of the Champions Cup is difficult to understand as the six-time winners face a challenge to claim a top spot in their pool.

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Toulouse scored 12 tries as they hammered Leicester Tigers 80-12 to secure themselves a home tie in the last 16 of the Champions Cup. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stages ahead of Sunday’s clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon but the holders were in emphatic form as they clinched second spot in Pool 1.

Toulouse back-row Anthony Jelonch has withdrawn from the France squad with less than two weeks to go until they get

Sides such as Toulouse do not come around very often and ... this 80-12 obliteration should sting but all those in south-west France on Sunday knew they were in the presence of something ...

Dupont is returning to the championship after missing the 2024 edition to prepare for rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in the team to face Wales in this week's Six Nations opener has had no impact on the squad.