The 32 players squad list for the match vs Georgia on Sunday, 12:45 CET (GMT+1) , was revelead yesterday.
Some important absences due to injuries or not released by French clubs. Especially important Guillaume Rouet (SH) and Manuel Ordás (FH) from Bayonne and Gautier Gibouin, the vice-captain from Soyaux-Angoulême in ProD2. Some veterans return to the team as Kalokalo Gavidi and Brad Linklater. 3 uncapped players, Alejandro Alonso and Pablo Ortiz, with an excellent performance in the 1st phase of the national championship, and Brice Ferrer from Dax.
Strong squad but probably not enough to beat Georgia. It will be a tight match anyway.
Props
Fernando López (c) (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Jon Zabala (Stado Tarbes, Nationale, France)
Thierry Futeu (US Carcassonne, ProD2, France)
Andrés Alvarado (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Bittor Aboitiz (AS Bédarrides, Fedérale 1, France)
Hookers
Marco Pinto (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Vicente Del Hoyo (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Locks
Aníbal Bonán (Stade Bagnerais, Fedérale 1, France)
Víctor Sánchez (SilverStorm El Salvador, DH, Spain)
Manuel Mora (Rugby Olympique Agathois, Fedérale 2, France)
Kalokalo Gavidi (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)
Back rowes
David Barrera (Stade Métropolitain, Fedérale 1, France)
Lucas Guillaume (SC Albi, Nationale, France)
Pierre Barthère (CA Castelsarrasin, Fedérale 1, France)
Fred Quercy (Unattached)
Oier Goia (Ampo Ordizia RE, DH, Spain)
Matt Foulds (Lexus Alcobendas Rugby, DH, Spain)
Scrum-Halves
Facundo Munilla (Olympique Marcquois, Fedérale 1, France)
Tomás Munilla (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Kerman Aurrekoetxea (Biarritz Olympique, ProD2, France)
Fly-Halves
Bautista Güemes (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Gonzalo Vinuesa (Complutense Cisneros, DH, Spain)
Centres
Alvar Gimeno (AS Béziers, ProD2, France)
Andrea Rábago (Stade Dijonnais, Nationale, France)
Daniel Barranco (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Alejandro Alonso (VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, DH, Spain)
Wings
Jordi Jorba (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Brad Linklater (Getxo RT, DH, Spain)
Pablo Ortiz (Barça Rugbi, DH, Spain)
Fullbacks
Charly Malié (Section Paloise, Top14, France)
Federico Casteglioni (Universidad de Burgos – Bajo Cero, DH, Spain)