France, ichitungamirirwa nemurairidzi mukuru achangogadzwa Philippe Saint-André, yakatsungirira 2012 Six Nations Championship yakavhenganiswa (yakapedza 4th nekukunda 2, 1 kurova uye 2 kurasikirwa) yaive yekupedzisira kubuda kwevanoverengeka vakakosha vechikwata nevakadai saJulien Bonnaire, Imanol Harinordoquy, Lionel Nallet, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Aurélien Rougerie, William Servat naDimitri Yachvili vachitamba mitambo yavo yekupedzisira muFrance jersey apo vatambi vaviri chete (Wesley Fofana naYoann Maestri) vakagamuchira makapu avo ekutanga. Zhizha rekuArgentina rakaratidza kusimuka kwevatambi vatsva vakaita saBrice Dulin, Maxime Machenaud, Fofana naMaestri uye vakaona kudzoka mumusanganiswa waThomas Domingo (uyo akange asipo paWorld Cup nekuda kwekukuvara), Yoann Huget (uyo akange asipo paWorld Cup nekuda kwekumiswa) naFrédéric Michalak (akadzoka kubva pabasa rake muSuper Rugby mushure mekunge adonha kubva kuFrench rugby) nepo vatambi vane ruzivo vakaita saVincent Clerc naThierry Dusautoir vakazorora, kaputeni achipihwa Pascal Papé. Nhevedzano yacho yakadhirowewa 1-1. France yakabva yapedza gore ra2012 nekukunda katatu mumakwikwi eAutumn Internationals pamusoro peAustralia, Argentina neSamoa, ichiwana nzvimbo yechina mu IRB World Rankings iyo yakavapa chinzvimbo cheFirst Seed ye2015 Rugby World Cup kudhonza nekudaro vachidzivirira New Zealand, Australia neSouth Africa padanho remvura. Zvisinei 2013 Six Nations Championship
Yakanga iri nyadzi chaiyo sezvo France yakaguma iri pasi petafura, ichiti chete kukunda kumwe chete uye kurova nechikwata chakanga chisina kushanduka zvakanyanya kubva zhizha rapfuura - Antonie Claassen, Gaël Fickou, Jocelino Suta naSébastien Vahaamahina vari ivo chete vatsva vatsva apo vakange vasipo kwenguva refu Mathieu Bastareaud naYannick Nyanga vakayeukwa. Philippe Saint-André akataura kuti Top 14 yekupedzisira ichitambwa vhiki imwe chete pamberi pekuyedzwa kwekutanga, vatambi vanotora chikamu mune yekupedzisira iyi uye nekudaro vanobatana nechikwata kunonoka havangaonekwe mukuyedzwa kwekutanga.