try scorers, and the second-highest penalty scorers. France's Thierry Lacroix was the top points scorer at the 1995 tournament with 112 points, and Jean-Baptiste Lafond was the joint top try scorer in 1991 with six tries (equal with David Campese). Vincent Clerc is top try scorer in 2011 with six tries as Jean-Baptiste Lafond 20 years earlier. Overall France were named World Rugby Team of the Year in 2002. When the World Rankings were introduced by World Rugby (then the International Rugby Board) in 2003, France were ranked fifth. During November 2003 France briefly occupied third place before falling to fourth by December that year. After falling to fifth during November 2004, France rose again to fourth by April 2005. During early 2006, France rose again, peaking at second in July that year. France were ranked number two in the world until falling to third in June 2007 after two successive defeats to the All Blacks. They then fell to fifth after losing to Argentina in the opening match of the 2007 World Cup. For the first time, France became world number one in July 2022. France have won 427 of their 787 test matches. Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a France national XV at test level up until 17 July 2021. Players Current squad On 17 January 2023, Galthié named a 42-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. On 29 January, Clément Castets, Baptiste Couilloud and Gabin Villière were called up to the squad, while Dany Priso, Thomas Jolmès and Léo Coly were released. Alexandre Roumat also replaced an injured Paul Boudehent on the same day. On 30 January, Thomas Jolmès was immediately called back after Yacouba Camara withdrew injured following Montpellier's game at Toulouse the previous day. Head coach: Fabien Galthié Caps updated: 26 February 2023 Selection policy In December 2016, when World Rugby was considering a change in the eligibility rules for international selection, FFR president Bernard Laporte announced that the body would require that all France national team members hold French passports. This requirement is in addition to then-current WR rules mandating three years' residency for international selection, a period which WR increased to five years effective from 31 December 2020. Players who represented France prior to Laporte's announcement remain eligible for selection even if they do not hold French passports. Thus, since 2016 France have had the lowest