O'Connor gets France call-up

Sunday 24 Jan 2016

The 24-year-old O'Connor has played for the France Sevens team but this is his first call up at the top level.

The son of an Australian rugby league player who transferred to France, he has also played for his country at youth level.

The squad, the first one named by new coach Guy Noves, will gather Sunday, January 31 at the French rugby training centre near Paris to begin preparations for their Six Nations opener against Italy on February 6.

France Six Nations squad (revised):

Forwards: Eddy Ben Arous, Jefferson Poirot, Uini Atonio, Rabah Slimani, Guilhem Guirado (captain), Camille Chat, Yoann Maestri, Alexandre Flanquart, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Paul Jedrasiak, Yacouba Camara, Damien Chouly, Wenceslas Lauret, Louis Picamoles, Antoine Burban, Kevin Gourdon.

Backs: Sébastien Bézy, Morgan Parra, Maxime Machenaud, Jules Plisson, Jean-Marc Doussain, Jonathan Danty, Alexandre Dumoulin, Wesley Fofana, Gaël Fickou, Rémi Lamerat, Marvin O'Connor, Virimi Vakatawa, Maxime Médard, Hugo Bonneval, Scott Spedding.

Agence France-Presse

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