All France Rugby Club – NEWS
Rugby Under the Spring Sun at Futako Tamagawa
The All France Rugby Club took part in a friendly tournament at the Futako Tamagawa Multipurpose Field (二子玉川緑地運動場 球技場), under perfect spring weather in Tokyo. The tournament brought together several teams from the local rugby community, with the All France Rugby Club…
Discovering Wheelchair Rugby in Japan
As part of our commitment to promoting inclusive rugby culture, members of the All France Rugby Club recently had the opportunity to discover wheelchair rugby alongside athletes in Japan. For many of us, it was a completely new experience — and an impressive one….
Friendly game with Superman
AFRC (Blue) vs Superman (Black) The All France Rugby Club hosted the Superman for a friendly match on a beautiful spring day. Last year, their Tokyo Cup clash ended in a heavy defeat for the Blues (47–0). No Tokyo Cup for All France this season — but perhaps a chance…
Welcome to the world Mélodie !
The AFRC is happy to welcome Mélodie in the family! The AFRC team is happy to announce the birth of Mélodie, the daughter of Guillaume, our dear hooker from Alsace. Congratulations to the mother and the father, and we wish all the best to the beautiful little…
Do you want to build a macarons tower?
For those who may not know it, Erwan Bouat, our strong number 8, is also the head pastry chef at LADURÉE in Japan.
A month ago, he built a 5.3m high Tokyo Tower made of 8,000 macarons, which was exhibited in the Intercontinental ANA Hotel lobby (Tamakei Sanno). This masterpiece took them 30 hours of hard work, and 6 hours to mount the piece.
Dinner in Tokyo with Thierry JANEZECQ
Mr. Thierry JANEZECQ, the coach of the Rugby 7s French National Team and former international player (from 1982 to 1990) had dinner with Bruno Leroy (President of the All France Rugby Club) and Romain PRECHEUR (director of the All France Rugby School) during his visit…
AFRC 21 – 31 MOCCOS The Show Must Go On
The only goal the All France players had before the game was a clear win to ensure the team’s participation in the playoffs. However, with a very poor start and 3 tries conceded in 17 minutes, it became almost impossible. This is not the first time. While the French…
AFRC 57 – 12 JACKS Smell like team spirit
With a full team of 25 players, the AFRC won its second game in a row, and is now co-leading the pool with 3 victories so far. The score may be flattering, but the game against the Jacks was not easy. Our opponents put out a competitive team with strong forwards and a…
First game for AFRC youths !
Last Friday, on October 26th, the children of the All France Rugby School joined a team of French players from Le Lycée de Cambrai visiting Japan for a game against a mixed team of children from the Squires (the team of the Tokyo Crusaders rugby school) and the Titans…