France Rolls Over Brazil 3-0; Bulgaria Shocks Canada in Sweep
Just one day after a shocking defeat at the hands of No. 6 Canada, top ranked Brazil stumbled again on Saturday, falling to No. 9 France via sweep. Boyan Yordanov accounted for half of No. 14 Bulgaria’s 40 kills in a surprise sweep of No. 6 Canada.
Kevin Le Roux Rejoins France for Week 4 of Nations League
Veteran French middle blocker Kevin Le Roux will rejoin his teammates in Varna, Bulgaria after resting last week.
Argentina, France Block Out Korea, Serbia
Twelve blocks, including five by Agustin Loser, were the difference as Argentina scored its second win of VNL play. France rode 14 blocks and eight aces to a sweep of Serbia on Sunday, cementing its spot in the VNL Top 3.
Luburic Paces Serbia to 4-Set Win; Patry Lifts France Past Korea
Drazen Luburic racked up 20 points with 16 kills, three aces and a block, to guide Serbia to a four-set win over Argentina. France had the upper hand across the board in a sweep of Korea to the delight of the home crowd.
Ngapeth, Toniutti, Grebennikov Return for Week 3 of #VNL
French coach Laurent Tillie will have his full complement of players on hand for the French home crowd in Aix-en-Provence this week.
Germany Hands Poland First VNL Loss in 4, China Upsets France in 5
Germany led Poland in all facets of the game and overcame a 21 point effort by Michal Kubiak for a four-set victory on Sunday, handing Poland its first VNL loss. Chuan Jiang’s efforts were finally rewarded as he poured in 30 points for No. 20 China in a five-set win over No. 10 France.
Poland Stays Atop #VNL Standings with Sweep; France Downs Germany 3-0
China had the top scorer in the match, but Poland owned nearly every other statistical category, rolling to an easy sweep and a 5-0 record atop the Volleyball Nations League standings. Thibault Rossard and Barthelemy Chinenyeze took their turn in the spotlight as the top scorers for France as the team swept past Germany in all phases of the game.
Japan, France Excel Offensively in 4-Set VNL Pool 1 Wins
2018 FIVB MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE – WEEK 1/POOL 1 May 25-27, 2018 Kindarena, Rouen, France Time Zone: GMT +…
No Surprises on French Men’s Nation’s League Roster
Earvin Ngapeth (center), the MVP of last year’s World League, will lead France into a home edition of the new FIVB Volleyball Nation’s League tournament.
FIVB Reveals WGCC Dream Team and Statistical Leaders
Team USA’s Matthew Anderson was chosen as the tournament’s best outside hitter despite his team’s poor performance
