France - Six Nations
France compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright on fourteen occasions, shared in another eight titles and completing eight grand slams.
Rugby was introduced to France in 1872 by the British, and on New Year’s Day, 1906 the national side played its first Test match—against New Zealand in Paris. France played sporadically against the British Home Nations until they joined them to form a Five Nations tournament in 1910. France came of age during the 1950s and 1960s, winning their first of many Five Nations titles.
France won their first Grand Slam in 1968, and won numerous titles in the following years.
France traditionally play in white-trimmed blue shirts with blue shorts and red socks, and are commonly referred to as “les tricolores” or “les bleus”. The French emblem is a red badge with a rooster. Their alternative strip is mainly white.
It is Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis that is used for their games during the Six Nations.
