2023-06-20 13:41:54
They should be among the lucky ones to start the preparation of the XV of France for the World Cup (September 8-October 28). According to our information, Toulon scrum-half Baptiste Serin and La Rochelle full-back Brice Dulin are among the list of 42 players unveiled on Wednesday by Les Bleus coach Fabien Galthié for the first training camp in Monaco, from the July 2, the first stage of a summer which should lead the French to this World Cup at home.
The two men have not appeared on the lawn with a France team jersey since a home defeat (23-27) in the Six Nations Tournament against Scotland in 2021. But Brice Dulin has been regularly called up since without ever knowing a new selection, while Baptiste Serin, long kept away, found the group during the last edition of the Tournament.
By selecting them, the staff of the Blues opts for two men in shape at the end of the season. If Baptiste Serin was injured in the Challenge Cup final with Toulon, the scrum-half with 42 caps who turns 29 on Tuesday has impressed in recent appearances with the RCT and will be one of the four specialists in his position. with Dupont, Lucu and Couilloud. Undisputed holder in La Rochelle who retained his Champions Cup title, Brice Dulin (33 years old, 36 caps) will be one of the three backs on this pre-list alongside Thomas Ramos and Melvyn Jaminet.
Gailleton should be there, Vincent too
Another certainty: Emmanuel Meafou will not be part of this first list of 42, likely to change during the preparation. The massive second row suffers from an injury to the plantar aponeurosis contracted on Saturday in the Top 14 final with Toulouse against the Rochelais and is not able to embark on the intensity of this preparation. In addition, the Australian does not yet have a French passport and his eligibility to compete in the World Cup with France has not yet been decided by the international federation World Rugby.
If he will not be there, the top scorer in the Top 14 with Pau Émilien Gailleton should be present. If he currently has zero selection, his performances with the Pau Section at only 19 years old have allowed him to score a lot of points with the French decision-makers. Like him exempted from the World Cup under 20, the rear or winger of Bordeaux Louis Bielle-Biarrey is likely to be. He is currently holding the rope against Toulouse winger Matthis Lebel.
Still at three-quarters, note the presence of Arthur Vincent. The three-quarter center of Montpellier comes out of two almost white seasons and only played two games in this exercise before being injured again. But the 23-year-old enjoys strong confidence from the staff, who had already called him to assess his condition during the first training camp in June.
This list of 42 does not contain any major surprises. The staff would have chosen to take seven pillars, a line where Sipili Falatea, injured with Bordeaux-Bègles in the semi-finals of Top 14, is absent for the time being. Another injured for the time being absent: the third line of Toulouse Anthony Jelonch, hit in the knee at the end of February against Scotland during the Six Nations Tournament. But his recovery is on the right track, and nothing prevents him from joining the list along the way.
The list will be reduced to 33 players on August 21 for the World Cup, which will begin with a clash against the All Blacks at the Stade de France (September 8).
The likely list of 42
Pillars: Atonio, Aldegheri, Baille, Bamba, Gross, Laclayat, Wardi.
Hookers: Marchand, Mauvaka, Bourgarit.
Second lines: Chalureau, Flament, Verhaeghe, Taofifenua, Willemse, Woki.
Third lines: Alldritt, Bécognée, Pa. Boudehent (or Camara), Cretin, Cros, Ollivon, Macalou.
Scrum half: Couilloud, Dupont, Lucu, Serin.
Fly-half: Hastoy, Jalibert, Ntamack.
Three-quarter center: Danty, Fickou, Gailleton, Moefana, Vincent.
Wingers: Bielle-Biarrey (or Lebel), Dumortier, Penaud, Villière.
Backs: Dulin, Jaminet, Ramos.
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