France reveal wider squad for Bok showdown amid injury crisis
SQUAD UPDATE: France head coach Fabien Galthié has assembled a 42-player squad ahead of his side’s Nations Championship clash with the Springboks in Paris on Saturday.
France, who have been hit with major injuries this month, will enter the clash atop the Northern Hemisphere pool, similar to the Boks, who sit comfortably in first spot in the Southern Hemisphere group.
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The hosts defeated Fiji 54-17 in Lyon in Round Four of the competition, while the Boks maintained their unbeaten run, thrashing Italy 66-7 in Turin.
The French will be without a number of key players for the grudge match, including flyhalf Romain Ntamack, who suffered a shoulder injury against Fiji.
On Sunday, the French Rugby Federation also confirmed that Paul Gabrillagues will join the team in place of Paul Boudehent, who sustained a calf injury.
Boudehent’s injury adds to a concerning list of casualties for France, and some of the key players sidelined include Emmanuel Meafou (knee), Thibaud Flament (shoulder), Anthony Jelonch (concussion), and Thomas Ramos (thigh).
France’s squad:
Forwards:
Grégory Alldritt, Hugo Auradou, Esteban Capilla, Guillaume Cramont, Loïc Credoz, François Cros, Antoine Deliance, Tyler Duguid, Sipili Falatea, Paul Gabrillagues, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Mickaël Guillard, Thomas Laclayat, Maxime Lamothe, Julien Marchand, Peato Mauvaka, Régis Montagne, Rodrigue Neti, Charles Ollivon, Jefferson Poirot, Thomas Staniforth, Florian Verhaeghe, Cameron Woki.
Backs:
Grégoire Arfeuil, Théo Attissogbe, Léo Barré, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Louis Carbonel, Axel Desperes, Gaël Dréan, Antoine Dupont, Mathis Ferté, Gaël Fickou, Émilien Gailleton, Kalvin Gourgues, Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, Paul Graou, Louis Le Brun, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana, Teddy Thomas, Tani Vili.
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