France 6 Nations squad 2024

[AlRums]

Forwards: Esteban Abadie, Dorian Aldegheri, Gregory Alldritt, Uini Atonio, Cyril Baille, Gaetan Barlot, Paul Boudehent, Francois Cros, Paul Gabrillagues, Matthias Halagahu, Anthony Jelonch, Thomas Laclayat, Julien Marchand, Peato Mauvaka, Emmanuel Meafou, Charles Ollivon, Romain Taofifenua, Sebastien Taofifenua, Reda Wardi, Cameron Woki

Backs: Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Jonathan Danty, Nicolas Depoortere, Gael Fickou, Emilien Gailleton, Antoine Gibert, Matthieu Jalibert, Melvyn Jaminet, Nolann Le Garrec, Matthis Lebel, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana, Damian Penaud, Thomas Ramos.

France Six Nations squad: Alldritt named captain with six debutants picked

Les Bleus are among favourites to lift trophy in upcoming tournament despite missing Antoine Dupont

www.standard.co.uk

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Down with SVNS

 

[dirty harry]

Unreal squad, but what's scary is the flood of island boys and behemoths on the fringes also...

The French recruitment machine is purring nicely, mixing freakish men with super talented guys, and having an easy path to citizenship...

NZ must be jealous lol.

Hard to see past France for this tournament, even without their half backs

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Most the “island boys” are French though. Really shows the uk made a mistake letting their island possessions get independence.

 

[dirty harry]

Most the "island boys" are French though. Really shows the uk made a mistake letting their island possessions get independence.

I never questioned their citizenship, I'm sure Willis and fortuna are producing more international players per capita than any other country in the world, by a factor of 10 lol.

I'm not slating France for doing so BTW, NZ did it for a century, and now they have lost exclusive rights they're creaking.

Like I said, the depth, and freakish lads coming through the U20's is a scary thought!!!

 

[AlRums]

France's Willemse banned for two Six Nations games

Paul Willemse will miss France's Six Nations matches against Scotland and Italy after the lock's red card in the defeat against Ireland.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TRF_Olyy]

A panel found the 31-year-old guilty of two acts of foul play and decided they merited four and three-week bans.

But it deemed it "disproportionate" for the bans to run consecutively.

What a joke - 7 weeks of offences but he'll do 2

 

[Which Tyler]

Unsurprising though, given that precedent was set years ago for bans running consecutively

 

[Half Pint]

Is it just me, or does the France squad sound like characters from Star Wars ?
The goodies are : Woki , Jelonch , Moafana , BielleBiarry , Lucu
The baddies are : Mauvaka , Fickou , Jaminet , Ramos

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Antoine Frisch called up,
Guess the dreams of him playing for Ireland are gone now - if he gets capped does that mean he'll probably have to leave Munster?

 

[Which Tyler]

Antoine Frisch called up,
Guess the dreams of him playing for Ireland are gone now - if he gets capped does that mean he'll probably have to leave Munster?

Don't see why.
IIRC Michalak picked up a cap or two whilst playing in South Africa

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Don't see why.

I meant from an Irish POV, not French: the IRFU have limits on non Irish qualified players playing for the provinces

 

[Which Tyler]

Ah, fair enough