France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents the French Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union matches. Colloquially known as Le XV de France, the team traditionally wears blue shirts with a Gallic rooster embroidered on the chest, white shorts and red socks in reference to the French national flag. Les Bleus mostly play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship along with England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France have won the tournament on 26 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 10 times.
France playing Wales during the Six Nations Championship.
France in their first shirt before playing Great Britain in October 1900
Previous Gallic rooster crest used from 1998 to 2019
France hosting the All Blacks at the Stade de France located in Saint-Denis, near Paris
The Gallic rooster is a national symbol of France as a nation, as opposed to Marianne representing France as a state and its values: the Republic. The rooster is also the symbol of the Wallonia region and the French Community of Belgium.
Gallic rooster on top of a war memorial in La Rochelle
Gallic rooster on the garden gate of the Élysée Palace in Paris, the official residence of the President of the French Republic.
Gallic rooster atop a World War I memorial, Liomer (Somme).
The jersey of the French national rugby team, with the traditional Gallic rooster symbol
