2023-06-21 12:03:37
The coach of the XV of France Fabien Galthié announced on Wednesday a list of 42 players selected to begin preparation for the World Cup-2023 (September 8 – October 28). It contains a few “ghosts”, such as Brice Dulin or Baptiste Serin, and novices, such as Émilien Gailleton, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Paul Boudehent. In two months the final list will be known, after several training camps and preparation matches.
Published on: 06/21/2023 – 12:03Modified on: 06/21/2023 – 12:10
No big surprise in the list published on June 21 by the French Rugby Federation (FFR) for the 2023 World Cup, coach Fabien Galthié relying on a solid and constant framework since the start of his mandate in January 2020.
Among the 42 names selected are many certainties, especially in key positions. The Toulousans Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack, just crowned champions of France, are there logically, alongside 8 other club teammates.
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Some “returners” are also present: the rear Brice Dulin (33 years old) who won the Champions Cup this season with his club La Rochelle, the scrum half of RC Toulon Baptiste Serin or the center Arthur Vincent, who returns from a long wound.
Three novices will also carry out this preparation: the three-quarter center Émilien Gailleton (19 years old), the winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey (19 years old) and the 3rd line Paul Boudehent (23 years old). .
This list will evolve over the summer depending on player injuries and withdrawals. It will be reduced on August 21 to 33 players, who will join the base camp of the Blues in Rueil-Malmaison, in the Paris region, before the opening match of the tenth edition of the World Cup, on September 8, between France and the All Blacks.
The program of the Blues by the World Cup
Stages
From July 2 to 14: internship in Monaco
From July 24 to August 3: internship at the National Rugby Center in Marcoussis
From August 7 to 25: course in Capbreton
Preparation matches:
August 5: Test match against Scotland in Edinburgh
August 12: test match against Scotland in Saint-Étienne
August 19: test match against Fiji in Nantes
August 27: test match against Australia at the Stade de France
The list of 33 players selected for the 2023 World Cup will be announced by Fabien Galthié on August 21
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