2023-06-22 12:09:33
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Clermont scrum-half Baptiste Jauneau. SYLVAIN THOMAS / AFP
The manager of the France under-20 team, Sébastien Calvet, unveiled this Thursday the composition of Les Bleuets for their entry into the running in the Under-20 World Cup, Saturday (2 p.m., live on the L channel). team) against Japan, in Stellenbosch (South Africa). We find there some faces already known from the Top 14, in particular at the hinge, composed of the scrum half of Clermont hinge Baptiste Jauneau and the opener of La Rochelle Hugo Reus. The Bordeaux Nicolas Depoortere and the Toulousain Paul Costes are associated in the center, the Briviste Mathis Ferté starting at the back.
The Montpellier third-line Lenni Nouchi is the captain of a team deprived of his usual captain, the center Émilien Gailleton (Pau section), retained with the XV of France for the start of the preparation for the World Cup, just like and UBB winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
Les Bleuets are double defending champions
The France U20 team, double defending champions (in 2018 and 2019, the competition has not taken place since due to the Covid crisis), will then face New Zealand in Pool A (June 29, 1:30 p.m.) and Wales (July 4, 4:30 p.m.). The first of the 3 hens and the best second will qualify for the semi-finals.
The starting XV of the Bleuets : Ferté – Drouet, Depoortere, Costes, Moustin – (o) Reus, (m) Jauneau – Zinzen, Gazzotti, Nouchi (cap.) – Liufau, Aurado – Duchene, Jouvin, Penverne.
Substitutes : Massa, Kaddouri, Julien, Capilla, Timo, Carbonneau, Mondinat, Attisbogé.
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