Fantasy Six Nations 2021 Preview – France

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With Saturday 6th February 2021 fast approaching, it’s time to delve a bit deeper into this year’s potential fantasy Six Nations stars. So over the next two weeks FRG is providing a quick preview of all the teams from a fantasy perspective.

Today we look at France…

France

In a nutshell

Of all the Northern Hemisphere nations it is France who can look back on 2020 and observe the greatest progress. Coming off the back of a disappoining 2019, France opened 2020 with a convincing win over England and, despite a frustrating blip at Murrayfield against Scotland in the 6 Nations, were arguably the most feared team in the North. The new generation of talent that France have been blessed with have brought a consistency to the team that has been missing for years.
 
The last 24 months have seen the true arrival on the international stage of many new young talents, including Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt, Damien Penaud, Thomas Ramos, Romain Ntamack, Mathieu Jalibert and Antoine Dupont. The future looks bright if they can keep this core unit of talents fot and firing.
 
Looking to the 2021 Six Nations, France have a tough draw with both England and Ireland away, but if they can come through either of these with a winning return then they will full contention come Super Saturday at the Stade de France against Wales.

Current World Ranking

4th (As of the 7th December 2020)

Performance in the 2020 Six Nations

2nd

Odds on winning Six Nations 2020

9/4 (2nd)

Six Nations History (Since start of Six Nations in 2000)

Winners x 5 (including 3 Grand Slams)

Most likely to make a fantasy impact

Antoine Dupont (Scrum Half – Toulouse)

Key players to consider

Camile Chat (Hooker – Racing 92), Paul Willemse (Lock – Montpellier), Gregory Alldritt (Loose Forward – La Rochelle), Charles Ollivon (Loose Forward – Toulon), Antoine Dupont (Scrum Half – Toulouse), Matthieu Jalibert (Fly-half – Bordeaux Bègles), Virimi Vakatawa (Centre – Racing 92), Damian Penaud (Centre/Outside Back – Clermont), Anthony Bouthier (Outside Back – Montpellier), Gabin Villiere (Outside Back – Toulon), Thomas Ramos (Outside Back – Toulouse), Teddy Thomas (Outside Back – Racing 92)

Top Performers in 2020 Six Nations

  • Most Points: Romain Ntamack (57 points)
  • Most Tries: Charles Ollivon (4 tries)
  • Most Assists: Antoine Dupont (4 assists)
  • Successful Kicks: Romain Ntamack (17 successful kicks)
  • Most Metres Carried: Gregory Alldritt (242m carried)
  • Most Defenders Beaten: Antoine Dupont (13 defenders beaten)
  • Most Clean Breaks: Antoine Dupont (8 clean breaks)
  • Most offloads: Antoine Dupont (12 offloads)
  • Most Successful tackles: Paul Willemse and Bernard Le Roux (74 tackles made each)

Full squad for Round 1

Likely Kickers

Successful kicks from France kickers since September 1st 2018…

 

Kits

France’s kit can be purchased here at Lovell Rugby (*Full disclosure, this is an affiliate link, so FRG will earn a small commission if kits are purchased through this link)

Full list of Matches

  • Round 1 – Saturday February 6th, 2:15pm GMT – Italy v France – Stadio Olimpico
  • Round 2 – Sunday February 14th, 3pm GMT – Ireland v France – Aviva Stadium
  • Round 3 – Sunday February 28th, 3pm GMT – France v Scotland – Stade de France
  • Round 4 – Saturday March 13th, 4:45pm GMT – England v France – Twickenham
  • Round 5 – Saturday March 20th, 8pm GMT – France v Wales – Stade De France

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Fantasy Rugby Games for the 2021 Six Nations

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Pre-tournament articles

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