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French in FULL FLIGHT 🇫🇷 | HSBC SVNS Bordeaux 2026 | Day Two Men's Highlights

Watch the action from Day Two of HSBC SVNS Bordeaux 2026, where we found out who our semi-finalists are going to be.

Watch the action from Day Two of HSBC SVNS Bordeaux 2026, where we found out who our semi-finalists are going to be. There was still plenty to play for in the pool games with plenty of surprises coming from Great Britain and Fiji, and France continuing to please the home crowd. Then it was time for four huge quarter-finals, with France dominating, South Africa getting revenge and New Zealand and Spain breaking hearts. #Rugby #Rugby7s #Highlights #HSBCSVNS #HSBCSVNSBOD #SVNS #Australia #SouthAfrica #Fiji #NewZealand #GreatBritain #Argentina #France #Bordeaux SUBSCRIBE to World Rugby on YouTube! Keep up-to-date on all things rugby by following World Rugby on social media @WorldRugby

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