Overview

• France lost 80-70 to Georgia in Riga in the EuroBasket round of 16, with Tornike Shengelia (24 points, 8 rebounds) leading a first-ever Georgian run to the quarterfinals.
• Les Bleus shot 6-of-36 from three compared with Georgia’s 10-of-18, and coach Frédéric Fauthoux called the exit “an échec” while highlighting the squad’s inexperience.
• Pre- and in-tournament absences included Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier, Mathias Lessort, Matthew Strazel and injured center Alexandre Sarr, leaving a younger core exposed.
• France’s women beat South Africa 57-10 in Northampton, scoring nine tries with doubles from Joanna Grisez and Émilie Boulard to top Group D and avoid New Zealand.
• The quarterfinal bracket sends France to face Ireland on September 14 in Exeter after the Irish lost 40-0 to the Black Ferns earlier in the day.