A few hours before departure in New Zealand, Fabien Galkié unveiled the list of 37 players selected for the summer tour. It will be complicated by a maximum of five players at the end of the top 14 final between Bordeaux-Bègles and Toulouse.
End of suspense! Scheduled Sunday morning, then Sunday afternoon, the list of players selected for the XV tour of France in New Zealand fell this Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before takeoff of the Blues for the southern hemisphere. It has 37 players, and five players, as much as possible, will be added to the list at the end of the final of the Top 14 Saturday evening between Bordeaux-Bègles and Toulouse “Provided that the players asked did not have too high playing time during the 2024/2025 season and that their selection was conditioned on the prior agreement of their club,” said the FFR. These additional players will join the group from July 1, and they will be able to play the last two games on July 12 and 19.
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In this list, we find 19 players who do not have the slightest selection and that can hope to open their counter against the Blacks: Giorgi Béria, Tyler Duguid, Baptiste Erdocio, Alexandre Fischer, Matthias Halagahu, Paul Mallez, Guillaume Marchand, Régis Montagne, Jacobus Van Tonder, Théo William, Léo Berdeu, Léon Darricarre, Thibault Daubagna, Alivereti Duguivalu, Thé Millet, Joris Segonds, Tom Spring, Cheikh Tiberghien and Maël Moustin. Note that the latter, just like Léo Barré, will be on the plane on Tuesday evening, despite a small muscle injury. The group’s most capped player is by far Captain Gaël Fickou, with his 93 selections. Apart from Racingman, only Rabah Slimani and Romain Taofifenua exceed 50 capes. See you on July 5 for the first game of the Blues!
Forwards: Esteban Abadie (RC Toulon), Hugo Auradou (Paloise section), Demba Bamba (Racing 92), Gaëtan Barlot (Castres Olympique), Giorgi Beria (USA Pergnan), Pierre Bourgarit (Stade Rochelais), Georges-Henri Colombe (Stade Rochelais), Tyler Duguid (Monorbibe (Stade Rochelais), Tyler Duguid (Monthelil) HR), Baptiste Erdocio (Montpellier HR), Alexandre Fischer (ASM Clermar), Mickaël Guillard (Lyon or Rugby), Matthias Halagahu (RC Toulon), Paul Mallez (Provence Rugby), Guillaume Marchand (Lyon or Rugby), Régis. Mountain (ASM Clermont), Rabah Slimani (Leinster Rugby), Romain Taofifenua (Racing 92), Killian Tixerra (ASM Clermont), Jacobus Van Teder (USA Pergnan), Théo William (Lyon or Rugby), Cameron Woki (Racing 92)
Rear: Théo Attissogbe (Paloise section), Léo Barré (Stade Français), Léo Berdeu (Lyon or Rugby), Léon Darricarrère (ASM Clermont), Thibault Daubagna (Paloise section), Alivereti Duguivalu (USA Perpignan), Gaël Fickou (CAP) (Racing 92), Émilien Gailleton (Paloise section) Antoine Hastoy (Stade Rochelais), Baptiste Jauneau (ASM Clermont), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Théo Millet (Lyon or Rugby), Joris Segonds (Aviron Bayonnais), Tom Spring (Bayonnais Aviron), Cheikh Tiberghien (Bayonnais Aviron), Gabin Villière (RC Toulon)
