"Australia in 1999. France hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where, as in 2003, they were beaten in the semi-finals by England and will once again host the tournament in 2023. France traditionally play in blue shirts with white shorts and red socks, and are commonly referred to as ""les tricolores"" or ""les bleus"". The French emblem is a golden rooster imposed upon a red shield. Their alternative strip is composed of a white shirt and navy blue shorts and socks. French international matches are played at several venues across the country; the Stade de France in the Paris suburb"
"semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 October 2011 and in the following week they lost 8–7 to the All Blacks at the final to make it three final defeats. During the 2015 Rugby World Cup France lost 62–13 to New Zealand in the Quarter Finals Until 1912, the strip (uniform) of the French team was white with two rings, one red and one blue. After the first game won by France against Scotland in 1911, France's captain Marcel Communeau asked that the team adopt the ""coq gaulois"" (Gallic rooster), historical emblem of France, as its symbol."
"early inhabitants of France, the Gauls. The Gallic rooster, colloquially named ""Chanteclair"", had been a national emblem ever since, especially during the Third Republic. The rooster was featured on the reverse of French 20-franc gold pieces from 1899 to 1914. After World War I it was depicted on countless war memorials. Today, it is often used as a national mascot, particularly in sporting events such as football (soccer) and rugby. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, hosted by France, adopted a rooster named Footix as mascot. The France national rugby league team are known as the ""Chanteclairs"" referring to the cockerel's"
"The Gallic rooster was probably chosen partly because it is considered as a proud and combative animal that can be sometimes aggressive, although it had been used previously as a symbol by French teams – a former association football player, Jean Rigal, wore a uniform with this emblem as early as May 1910. The badge was initially white and red, but was altered to a multicoloured, embroidered image after 1945, and has been golden since 1970. The symbol used by the French rugby team was a great success, and was later adopted by the French delegation at the Olympic Games"
"the hallowed trophy. The most recent champions are Castres in 2018; Clermont Auvergne were the most recent first-time champions, having won their first title in 2010. Source: French National Rugby League Bouclier de Brennus The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league. The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the ""Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques"" (USFSA), the original governing body of rugby union in France. Charles Brennus"
"African sports teams, most famously by the national rugby union team. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. Even after the decline of apartheid, Nelson Mandela intervened to keep the name of the animal for the reconciliation of rugby fans, the majority of whom were whites. The cap badge of The Royal Canadian Dragoons has featured a springbok since 1913, a reference to the unit's involvement in the Second Boer War. Springbok The springbok (; ""Antidorcas marsupialis"") is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus ""Antidorcas"", this bovid was"
"Barbarian Rugby Club The Barbarian Rugby Club, more commonly known as the French Barbarians, is a rugby union team formed in 1979 and based in France. It was founded as an amateur invitational team modeled on the Barbarian F.C.. From the start of the 2017–18 season, the French Barbarians became the official second national team of the French Rugby Federation, which had previously designated either the France U20 side or France A as that team. The French Barbarians play in sky, navy and royal blue hooped jerseys. As with the original Barbarians, players retain the socks from their ""home"" club"
"of 1920 where the rooster was perched on five Olympic rings. The rooster has since become a well-known symbol of French teams. French players are sometimes called ""les coqs"" and some French supporters have been known to release roosters on the playing field before games. The French team traditionally played in blue shirts, white shorts, and red socks, the colors of the national flag, and as such were nicknamed ""les tricolores"". Due to the mostly blue strip the French team currently wears, the team is now often referred to as ""les Bleus"" (the Blues), like many other French sporting teams."
"uniform design when placed in the same league as another club (Claremont Magpies) with the same emblem. In New Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union team, from Napier, New Zealand, is also known as the magpies. One of the best-known New Zealand poems is ""The Magpies"" by Denis Glover, with its refrain ""Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle"", imitating the sound of the bird – and the popular New Zealand comic ""Footrot Flats"" features a magpie character by the name of Pew. An online poll conducted by ""Guardian Australia"" and BirdLife Australia was held in late 2017 to choose the ""Australian"
"Communeau (1885–1971), a back-rower for Stade Français at club level, played in France's first official international match against New Zealand's Original All Blacks in 1906. He went on to earn 21 caps for France, serving as captain for the country's first Five Nations appearance in 1910 and leading France to its first-ever win in that competition in 1911 against Scotland. Communeau is also credited with suggesting that France adopt the rooster as its team emblem. He entered the World Rugby Hall in 2015. Jean Prat (1923–2005) earned 51 caps playing for France from 1945 to 1955, and captained France to"
"for the knockout rounds. The official mascot of the tournament, ""Super Victor"", was unveiled on 18 November 2014. He is a child superhero in the kit of the France national football team, with a red cape at the back, to echo the colours of the flag of France. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers. The mascot first appeared during the match between France and Sweden at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on 18 November 2014. The name of the mascot was revealed on 30 November 2014 after receiving about 50,000 votes from the public on"
"the most well-known national symbol for New Zealand, and the bird is prominent in the coat of arms, crests and badges of many New Zealand cities, clubs and organisations; at the national level, the red silhouette of a kiwi is in the centre of the roundel of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The kiwi is featured in the logo of the New Zealand Rugby League, and the New Zealand national rugby league team are nicknamed the Kiwis. The reverse of a New Zealand dollar coin contains an image of a kiwi, and in currency trading the New Zealand dollar"
"Captain Castaing, Captain Wallaert, Captain Pillet, Captain Courtot, Captain Monhée and Captain Bourgeon. In 2012, the Rugby player of the stadium of Toulouse and captain of the French Team, Thierry Dusautoir, became the Patron/Godfather for the running year. The pilots were Commandant Gauthier Dewas, Captain Vincent Plantier, Captain William Leroy, Commandant Raphaël Nal, Captain Jean-Noël Guy, Captain Guillaume Smets, Captain Antoine Hauser, Captain Philippe Castagnet, Captain Sylvain Pillet. In 2014, the French Air Force celebrated the 80th Anniversary and at this occasion, for the first time in history, the ""Patrouille de France"" counted two exceptional Patrons Jean-Loup Chrétien and Patrick"
"It finds its origin in a play on word on gallus (Latin for rooster) and Gallus (Gallic). Despite its frequent use as a symbol for France, in particular by sports federations, the rooster has never been an official emblem. “Cocorico !” (French for “cock-a-doodle-doo”) is often used as an affirmation of French patriotism. National symbols of France National symbols of France are emblems of the French nation, and are the cornerstone of the republican tradition. The national emblems of the French Fifth Republic are: Other symbols include: The Flag of France is a tricolour, and consists in three vertical stripes"
"French national rugby shirt from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2018. Led by newly elected president Bernard Laporte, the federation intended on selling the jersey to a sponsor. The FFR announced on 24 January 2017 that they had started the commercialisation of the jersey. In February, it was decided that the jersey would first be used to support France's bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup by showing ""#France2023"" on the front of the kit. In March 2017, the Groupe Altrad showed its support for France's bid for the World Cup and the company's logo accompanied ""#France2023"" on the"
"jersey. The group became the first private company in history that appeared on the French national team kits. As of 2017 and France's successful bid to host the World Cup, Groupe Altrad signed a contract with the FFR, appearing solely on the jerseys. In 2017 the FFR announced that Le Coq Sportif would once again be their partner for a period of six years, with them taking over production of the French national rugby shirt from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2024. Historically, France played internationals at venues such as Parc des Princes and the Stade Olympique de Colombes,"
"song. The popularity of the symbol extends into business. ""Le Coq Sportif"" (""The athletic rooster""), is a French manufacturer of sports equipment using a stylized rooster and the colors of the French tricolour as its logo. Moreover, it is the logo of Pathé, a French-born, now international company of film production and distribution. Another heraldic animal officially used by the French nation was the French Imperial Eagle, symbol of the First and Second French Empire under Napoleon I and Napoleon III. In 1913, the Gallic rooster was adopted as the symbol of Walloon movement. It represents a ""bold rooster"" (""coq"
"Cardinal Bird (mascot) The Cardinal Bird is the mascot of the University of Louisville. The Cardinal was chosen as the mascot after 1913, selected because the northern cardinal is the state bird of Kentucky. The school colors of black and red were adopted later. The Cardinal Bird appears at university sporting events, notably skydiving into Cardinal Stadium for each home football game. He also attends other community events during the year. He is considered a part of the ""Spirit Groups"" and is a member of the Cheerleading team. In 2004, the Cardinal Bird was presented with the National Cheerleaders Association's"
"Cyprus national rugby union team The Cyprus National Rugby Union Team known as ""The Moufflons"" is the representative side of Cyprus in rugby union. Their nickname is ""The Moufflons"" after a kind of horned sheep which is also the republic's national animal, the Cypriot mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion). It is featured on the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins as well. They have won 28 of their 30 games and hold the world record for the most consecutive international rugby union wins with 24, which was ended on 15 November 2014 as they lost to Latvia. They were controversially"
"Jean-Pierre Rives Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952 in Toulouse, Occitania) is a French former rugby union player and visual artist. ""A cult figure in France,"" according to the ""BBC"", he came to epitomise the team's spirit and ""ultra-committed, guts-and-glory style of play."" He won 59 caps for France – 34 of them as captain – and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. After retiring from the sport, Rives concentrated entirely on his art. He is both a painter and a sculptor, and exhibiting regularly at prominent public venues all over the globe. Rives was awarded the"
"and was taken up by the British during their rule in Ireland. This made it unpopular as a national symbol and the Kerry Blue Terrier was adopted by Republicans such as Michael Collins.The Wolfhound has been adopted as a symbol by both rugby codes. The national rugby league team is nicknamed the Wolfhounds, and the Irish Rugby Football Union, which governs rugby union, changed the name of the country's A (second-level) national team in that code to the Ireland Wolfhounds in 2010. Considered by the American Kennel Club to be the tallest of all dog breeds, describing the breed as,"
"professional football clubs Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra, Swindon Town, Cheltenham Town (whose home colours are red) and, traditionally, Wrexham FC, as well as the English rugby league team Hull Kingston Rovers (whose home colours are white with a red band). A small bird is an unusual choice, although it is thought to symbolise agility in darting around the field. European robin The European robin (""Erithacus rubecula""), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but"
"European Super League in 2006 and Toulouse Olympique into Co-operative Championship in 2009 has seen increased coverage with articles appearing in national newspapers such as L'Équipe, Libération and Le Figaro. It has also contributed to the rise in playing numbers to the current number of approximately 30,000. The French national rugby league team are often nicknamed ""les Chanteclairs"", after the cockerel which is the emblem of the team, or as ""les Tricolores"". They have competed in every World Cup and Rugby League European Cup, as well as playing in other tournaments such as the Victory Cup. In 2009, it was"
"a wooden family home that resembles a tree house. The property is located near a local golf course and includes a luscious garden, with a bamboo grove, mimosa bushes, and lemon and fig trees. He loves life on the Mediterranean, where he can paint and sculpt in peace and solitude. Jean-Pierre Rives Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952 in Toulouse, Occitania) is a French former rugby union player and visual artist. ""A cult figure in France,"" according to the ""BBC"", he came to epitomise the team's spirit and ""ultra-committed, guts-and-glory style of play."" He won 59 caps for France –"
"Bouclier de Brennus The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league. The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the ""Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques"" (USFSA), the original governing body of rugby union in France. Charles Brennus sculpted the shield himself in 1892, based on an original design from his friend and fellow USFSA co-founder Pierre de Coubertin, the man who founded the modern Olympic Games. The trophy"
"France national rugby league team The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are referred to as ""les Chanticleers"" or less commonly as ""les Tricolores"". The team is run under the auspices of the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII and is largely made up of players from Super League and the Elite One Championship. The French rugby league team first played in 1934 on a tour of England. They have taken part in all World Cups, twelve in total, with the first being held in 1954 in France. They have never won the"
"hardi""), raising its claws, instead of the ""crowing rooster"" that is traditionally depicted in France. This symbol, also known as the Walloon rooster, was officially adopted as the symbol of Wallonia (in 1998) and the French Community of Belgium (in 1991). In France and Wallonia, the French onomatopoeia for the rooster crowing sound, ""cocorico"" (""cock-a-doodle-doo""), is sometimes used to express national pride. Gallic rooster The Gallic rooster (, ""the Gallic cock"") is an unofficial 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"
"France national football team The France national football team () represents France in international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in . The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the ""coq gaulois"" its symbol. France are colloquially known as ""Les Bleus"" (The Blues). The French side are the reigning World Cup holders, having won the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018. France play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, and the manager is Didier Deschamps. They have won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA"
"Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada. It is illegal to take, kill, or possess northern cardinals, and violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to US $15,000 and imprisonment of up to six months. In the United States, the northern cardinal is the mascot of numerous athletic teams; however, most teams portray the bird with a yellow beak and legs. In professional sports, it is the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball's National League and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. In college athletics, it is the"
"the team's badge in a crest. The thistle is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth and is the symbol of the Order of the Thistle a high chivalric order of Scotland. There is also a well-known Scottish legend that in Medieval times a Viking, wanting to invade Scotland, stood on a thistle and suddenly yelped in pain, alerting the defenders of a Scottish castle. The thistle is used on the badges of many national and domestic sports teams. Squad selected for 2018 Rugby League European Championship; Since 2004, the Scottish management team have"
"in flight paths for transcontinental flights, but often passed over by tourists. The symbol of the cup is a loon, being an unofficial national bird of Canada and also the state bird of Minnesota. The club has several recognized supporters groups: Dark Clouds, Wolf's Head, and True North Elite. The club also had several loosely organized unofficial supporters groups. Unveiled in July 2014, the club's mascot was a loon, PK, who wears the team jersey and soccer shoes. Fans also call the mascot Foot Foot. In 2013, as with all the teams in the NASL, United hosted webcasts of all"
"a rooster, representing the emblem of the host nation, France. It has the number 84 on the left side of its chest and its outfit is the same as the French national team, blue shirt, white shorts and red socks. France's winning bid to host the Euro was based on seven stadia. The 48,000-seat Parc des Princes in Paris was the venue for the opening match and the final. Built in 1972, it was still state-of-the-art in 1984 and needed minor improvements only. Marseille's Stade Vélodrome was expanded to 55,000 seats to host one semi-final and some group matches, becoming"
"ladies team The club have always played in amber and black. The Badge has been changed originally it was a French cockerel stood on a rugby ball with the number 13 on the ball. This was changed to a tiger next to a tower logo before the current one was used. The reference to 'Tigers' comes from the 90s when they followed many other clubs in adopting a moniker, possibly along the lines of Castleford Tigers who happen to play in the same colours Stadium Municipal d'Albi has been the clubs home ground since it opened for rugby in 1964."