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French RWC Surprises

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  • 16-06-2007 10:26am
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    zAbbo
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    No Castaignede, Fritz, Yachvili, Pape or Magne.

    17 forward, 13 backs, one specialist FB, 3 OH's


    France squad:

    Forwards: S Marconnet, P De Villiers (both Stade Francais), O Milloud (Bourgoin), J-B Poux (Toulouse), R Ibanez (Wasps), S Bruno (Sale), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), F Pelous (Toulouse), L Nallet (Castres), J Thion (Biarritz), S Chabal (Sale), S Betsen, I Harinordoquy (both Biarritz), J Bonnaire (Bourgoin), E Vermeulen (Clermont-Auvergne), R Martin (Stade Francais), Y Nyanga (Toulouse).
    Backs: P Mignoni (Clermont-Auvergne), J-B Elissalde (Toulouse), D Skrela, L Beauxis (Stade Francais), F Michalak, Y Jauzion (both Toulouse), D Traille (Biarritz), D Marty (Perpignan), C Dominici (Stade Francais), C Heymans, V Clerc (Toulouse), A Rougerie (Clermont-Auvergne), C Poitrenaud (Toulouse).

    Reserve list: Benjamin Kayser, Laurent Emmanuelli, Nicolas Mas, Pascal Pape, Gregory Lamboley, Thierry Dusautoir, Olivier Magne, Dimitri Yachvili, Benjamin Boyet, Brian Liebenberg, Jean-Philippe Grandclaude.


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    daveirl
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    zAbbo
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    Vermeulen is out of the squad now with injury, he's their starting 8, but they do have Chabal and Harinordoquy in reserve.

    Still thats a fairly big blow.

    I'm not sure why teams are naming their 30 man squad so soon.


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    Steffano2002
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    Laporte named his squad so early because he is a plonker. We don't have a hope of winning IMHO...

    We've only got one FB and our front row is actually injured at the moment... It will be a disaster! :(


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    Nukem
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    Yachvili? Do ya reckon he can come with us instead, passes with both hands, can kick with both feet and takes place kicks:confused:


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    Sangre
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    Steffano2002 wrote:
    Laporte named his squad so early because he is a plonker. We don't have a hope of winning IMHO...

    We've only got one FB and our front row is actually injured at the moment... It will be a disaster! :(
    God, with Laporte at the helm no wonder the frogs love their club rugby!


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    Steffano2002
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    Sangre wrote:
    God, with Laporte at the helm no wonder the frogs love their club rugby!
    Yup! That's absolutely correct! And we'll defend our Top 14 to the death! :p


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    Steffano2002
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    Nukem wrote:
    Yachvili? Do ya reckon he can come with us instead, passes with both hands, can kick with both feet and takes place kicks:confused:
    You can have him AFAIC! I'd rather have Mignoni and JBE!


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    zAbbo
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    Steffano2002 wrote:
    You can have him AFAIC! I'd rather have Mignoni and JBE!
    Yachvili is a big game player with a bag of experience, and is probably a better place kicker than most teams 1st choice.

    I though he'd be a no brainer, considering you're taking 3 Scrum halves.

    Although, I would be more considered about crocked forwards.

    Nothing to fear in this team imo.


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