French Column - By James Harrington

There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin Champions and Challenge Cup weekends is a quietly important one for French rugby – as that is the day that the first 42-player France squad for this year’s Six Nations will be announced, 16 days before Les Bleus kick off their bid for the title against Wales at Stade de France.
Selected players will head to camp at Marcoussis after their final pool weekend matches of the pan-league competition.
Then, per the agreement between the Fédération Française de Rugby and the L...