- 1. Who holds the record for the most points scored for France?
A) Damian Penaud
B) Frederic Michalak
C) Thierry Lacroix
D) Thomas Ramos
- 2. How many points did Frederic Michalak score for France?
A) 563
B) 41
C) 118
D) 436
- 3. Who holds the record for the most caps for France?
A) Thierry Lacroix
B) Damian Penaud
C) Fabien Pelous
D) Thomas Ramos
- 4. Who holds the record for the most tries scored for France?
A) Thierry Lacroix
B) Damian Penaud
C) Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
D) Fabien Pelous
- 5. How many drop goals did Jean-Patrick Lescarboura score for France?
A) 89
B) 135
C) 41
D) 15
- 6. Who holds the record for the most penalties scored for France?
A) Thomas Ramos
B) Frederic Michalak
C) Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
D) Thierry Lacroix
- 7. How many conversions has Thomas Ramos scored for France?
A) 41
B) 89
C) 15
D) 135
- 8. How many times has France finished as runners-up in the Rugby World Cup?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 4
D) 3
- 9. In which year did France finish third in the Rugby World Cup?
A) 2011
B) 1999
C) 1987
D) 1995
- 10. How many outright Five/Six Nations Championships have France won?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 20
D) 8
- 11. How many Grand Slams has France achieved?
A) 2
B) 20
C) 8
D) 10
- 12. How many times has France won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy?
A) 17
B) 5
C) 3
D) 7
- 13. How many Trophée des Bicentenaires titles does France have?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 5
D) 1
- 14. In which year did France win the Autumn Nations Cup (runners-up)?
A) 2019
B) 2022
C) 2021
D) 2020
- 15. How many times has France been a shared champion in the Five/Six Nations?
A) 15
B) 12
C) 20
D) 8
- 16. How many times has France finished as shared runners-up in the Five/Six Nations?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 8
D) 15
- 17. When was the most recent Five Nations/Six Nations Championship won by France (according to the list)?
A) 2026
B) 2010
C) 2025
D) 2022
- 18. How many Auld Alliance Trophy titles does France have?
A) 1
B) 7
C) 3
D) 5
- 19. What is the requirement introduced by Bernard Laporte for France national team members?
A) Fluent in French
B) Hold French passports
C) Born in France
D) Play for a French club
- 20. Which player is credited with suggesting the rooster as the team emblem?
A) Jean Prat
B) Serge Blanco
C) Lucien Mias
D) Marcel Communeau
- 21. What was Lucien Mias's nickname?
A) Docteur Pack
B) The Rooster
C) The Sculptor
D) Le Capitaine
- 22. Which trophy was designed by Jean-Pierre Rives?
A) Five Nations Trophy
B) Six Nations Trophy
C) Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy
D) World Cup
- 23. Who was France's most-capped player before Fabien Pelous broke the record?
A) Philippe Sella
B) Serge Blanco
C) Jean-Pierre Rives
D) André Boniface
- 24. In what year did the IRB Hall of Fame merge with the International Rugby Hall of Fame?
A) 2006
B) 2014
C) 2011
D) 2015
- 25. Which player is currently the manager of the France national team?
A) Jean-Pierre Rives
B) Fabien Galthié
C) Serge Blanco
D) Jo Maso
- 26. What concept is Lucien Mias credited with inventing?
A) The scrum
B) The rooster emblem
C) The lineout lift
D) Advantage line
- 27. How many times did Fabien Pelous captain Les Bleus?
A) 34
B) 42
C) 56
D) 21
- 28. What is Jean-Pierre Rives's profession since retiring from rugby?
A) Coach
B) Sculptor
C) League president
D) Team manager
- 29. Who was the very first entitled head coach of the France national rugby team?
A) Jacques Fouroux
B) Fernand Cazenave
C) Jean Prat
D) Daniel Dubroca
- 30. Which player was nicknamed 'the little Corporal'?
A) Jean Prat
B) Jacques Fouroux
C) Marc Lièvremont
D) Pierre Berbizier
- 31. What year did France win the Grand Slam under self-management without a head coach?
A) 1977
B) 1970
C) 1968
D) 1981
- 32. Why did Daniel Dubroca resign as coach?
A) Poor performance in the Six Nations
B) Health reasons
C) A loss to Romania
D) Violently confronting a referee
- 33. Who replaced Guy Novès as head coach in 2017?
A) Fabien Galthié
B) Bernard Laporte
C) Philippe Saint-André
D) Jacques Brunel
- 34. Who was the first France head coach ever fired before the end of his contract?
A) Philippe Saint-André
B) Guy Novès
C) Marc Lièvremont
D) Jean-Claude Skrela
- 35. Which former player was appointed general manager of the team in 2019?
A) Karim Ghezal
B) Raphaël Ibañez
C) William Servat
D) Laurent Labit
- 36. Who was responsible for defense in the coaching staff structured around Fabien Galthié?
A) Thibault Giroud
B) Nicolas Buffa
C) Shaun Edwards
D) Laurent Labit
- 37. After the 2023 Rugby World Cup, who replaced Laurent Labit as backs coach?
A) Nicolas Jeanjean
B) Patrick Arlettaz
C) Laurent Sempéré
D) Karim Ghezal
- 38. What was Jacques Fouroux's position as a player?
A) Scrum-half
B) Fly-half
C) Fullback
D) Prop
- 39. Which coach guided France to the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups?
A) Jean-Claude Skrela
B) Pierre Berbizier
C) Bernard Laporte
D) Marc Lièvremont
- 40. In what year was France named the World Rugby Team of the Year?
A) 2005
B) 2003
C) 2002
D) 2018
- 41. What was France's world ranking when the rankings were first introduced in 2003?
A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Second
D) Third
- 42. In which month of 2006 did France reach their peak ranking of second?
A) July
B) November
C) June
D) April
- 43. Which team defeated France twice in a row, causing them to drop to third place in June 2007?
A) Argentina
B) England
C) South Africa
D) All Blacks
- 44. What was the cause of France falling to fifth place during the 2007 Rugby World Cup?
A) Losing to England
B) Drawing a match
C) Losing to the All Blacks
D) Losing to Argentina
- 45. What was France's worst world ranking position since the start of the rankings in 2003?
A) Eighth
B) Fifth
C) Tenth
D) Ninth
- 46. In what year did France fall to their worst world ranking of tenth?
A) 2022
B) 2018
C) 2007
D) 2004
- 47. In what year did France become World Number One for the first time?
A) 2022
B) 2025
C) 2006
D) 2018
- 48. How many test matches has France won out of 840?
A) 457
B) 476
C) 467
D) 484
- 49. Which television channel usually airs the France summer test matches?
A) TF1
B) M6
C) France 2
D) Canal+
- 50. Which private free-to-air broadcaster typically airs World Cup matches for France?
A) TF1
B) Sud Radio
C) France 2
D) Canal+
- 51. Which broadcaster aired the France versus Namibia fixture during the 2023 World Cup?
A) France 2
B) TF1
C) Canal+
D) M6
- 52. How many matches did M6 televise during the 2023 World Cup joint coverage?
A) 20 matches
B) 10 matches
C) 18 matches
D) 8 matches
- 53. Which daily newspaper is specifically noted for being rugby-focused?
A) France Bleu
B) L'Équipe
C) Sud Radio
D) Midi Olympique
- 54. How often is the rugby-focused newspaper Midi Olympique published?
A) Monthly
B) Once a week
C) Every day
D) Monday and Friday
- 55. What is the name of the social media brand for the French Rugby Federation as of 2023?
A) French Rugby Union
B) Federation Rugby France
C) Les Bleus Rugby
D) France Rugby
- 56. As of June 2023, how many followers did the France Rugby social media have on Facebook and Twitter?
A) More than 700,000
B) Over 1,000,000
C) Less than 500,000
D) More than 800,000
- 57. As of June 2023, how many followers did the France Rugby social media have on Instagram?
A) Less than 600,000
B) Over 700,000
C) More than 800,000
D) Exactly 500,000
- 58. Where does France Rugby post web series showing player and staff routines?
A) YouTube
B) Instagram
C) Twitter
D) Facebook
- 59. Which radio station is mentioned as providing coverage for France matches?
A) TF1
B) Sud Radio
C) Canal+
D) M6
- 60. What symbol did Marcel Communeau ask the French team to adopt in 1911?
A) The Gallic rooster
B) The Eiffel Tower
C) The fleur-de-lis
D) The French tricolour flag
- 61. What colour has the Gallic rooster emblem been since 1970?
A) Red
B) White
C) Blue
D) Golden
- 62. What is the nickname given to the French team based on their traditional national flag colours?
A) Les Tricolores
B) Les Coqs
C) Les Bleus
D) Les Rouges
- 63. Which company became the first private company to appear on the France national rugby team kits?
A) Groupe Altrad
B) Le Coq Sportif
C) Adidas
D) Nike
- 64. What colour does the French team wear when their primary kit clashes with opponents like Scotland or Italy?
A) White
B) Red
C) Black
D) Gold
- 65. Who was the supplier for the French national rugby shirt from July 2018 to June 2024?
A) Le Coq Sportif
B) Adidas
C) Nike
D) Canterbury
- 66. Which FFR president announced the return of Adidas as the kit manufacturer starting in June 2024?
A) Marcel Communeau
B) Jean Rigal
C) Florian Grill
D) Bernard Laporte
- 67. What message appeared on the front of the French kit in 2017 to support a bid?
A) #France2018
B) #RugbyWorldCup
C) #France2023
D) #FFR2023
- 68. In what year was rugby introduced to France?
A) 1872
B) 1893
C) 1910
D) 1906
- 69. Who introduced rugby to France?
A) Australians
B) South Africans
C) British
D) New Zealanders
- 70. Against which nation did France play its first official test match in 1906?
A) Australia
B) South Africa
C) England
D) New Zealand
- 71. How many times has France won the Six Nations Championship (including shared victories)?
A) 28
B) 25
C) 22
D) 30
- 72. In which Olympic year did France win a gold medal in rugby?
A) 1920
B) 1924
C) 1908
D) 1900
- 73. In which year did France win their first outright Five Nations championship?
A) 1959
B) 1977
C) 1954
D) 1968
- 74. Which country defeated France in the 1999 Rugby World Cup final?
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) New Zealand
- 75. France was ejected from the Five Nations tournament in 1932 due to accusations of what?
A) Match fixing
B) Violent conduct
C) Professionalism
D) Failure to field a team
- 76. What is the primary color of the French rugby shirts?
A) White
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Yellow
- 77. Which country defeated France in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final?
A) South Africa
B) Argentina
C) England
D) New Zealand
- 78. In 1979, on which holiday did France defeat the All Blacks in New Zealand for the first time?
A) New Year's Day
B) Bastille Day
C) Christmas
D) Armistice Day
- 79. France hosted the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and which other year?
A) 1991
B) 2023
C) 1999
D) 2015
- 80. When did France stop using Parc des Princes as their main home venue?
A) At the beginning of 2012
B) At the end of 2005
C) At the end of 2016
D) At the end of 1997
- 81. In which city was the new rugby-dedicated stadium planned to be constructed in 2012?
A) Saint-Denis
B) Toulouse
C) Évry
D) Marseille
- 82. What was the projected cost of the abandoned stadium project in Évry?
A) €600M
B) €500M
C) €1B
D) €800M
- 83. When did the FFR officially abandon the new stadium project?
A) June 2012
B) December 2016
C) June 2017
D) December 2021
- 84. How many cities and stadiums were eventually selected for the 2023 World Cup?
A) Nine
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Eight
- 85. What is the current name for the venue formerly known as Grand Stade Lille Métropole?
A) Stade Pierre-Mauroy
B) U Arena
C) Stade de la Mosson
D) Stade Bonal
- 86. How far south of Paris was the proposed Évry stadium to be located?
A) 25 kilometres
B) 50 kilometres
C) 10 kilometres
D) 16 kilometres
- 87. Which tournament does France compete in annually against five other European nations?
A) Rugby World Cup
B) Six Nations Championship
C) Tri Nations
D) European Rugby Cup
- 88. In what year did France first contest the Six Nations tournament?
A) 1932
B) 1954
C) 1947
D) 1910
- 89. Since which year has France competed in every Rugby World Cup?
A) 1987
B) 1999
C) 1995
D) 1991
- 90. Who scored the winning try for France in the 1987 semi-final against Australia?
A) Marc Cecillon
B) Serge Blanco
C) Thierry Lacroix
D) Vincent Clerc
- 91. Which coach resigned after assaulting a referee in the players tunnel in 1991?
A) Daniel Dubroca
B) Sam Warburton
C) Marc Lièvremont
D) Mick Skinner
- 92. In the 1995 Rugby World Cup, who did France defeat to finish third overall?
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) New Zealand
- 93. Which player became publicly critical of coach Marc Lièvremont during the 2011 World Cup?
A) Jean-Baptiste Lafond
B) Serge Blanco
C) Imanol Harinordoquy
D) Vincent Clerc
- 94. How many total Rugby World Cup points have France scored as of the provided text?
A) 1,200
B) 1,500
C) 1,823
D) 2,000
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