
As the November 7 match in Lyon approaches, the French XV staff refined their selection during training.
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The French XV is preparing for the Nations Championship with a match scheduled against Fiji on November 7 in Lyon.
Completely. Finally. With the Bordeaux and Rochelais, exempt from the session on Tuesday. In the usual game of white chasubles, those of the supposed holders, the XV of France which will begin the second part of the Nations Championship, on November 7 in Lyon against Fiji, the composition of the starting XV has been clearly refined.
On the front line, alongside the irremovable Jean-Baptiste Gros on the left, the UBB hooker, Maxime Lamothe, was preferred to Toulouse's Peato Mauvaka. For the overdue position of right pillar, it is another Bordelais, Sipili Falatea, who inherited number 1, the Bayonnais Tatafu being placed with the supposed replacements (just like Jeff Poirot).
In the second row, the Guillard-Auradou team was confirmed, taking advantage of the packages of the Toulouse residents Meafou and Flament. For surprises, you had to look towards the third row. François Cros repositioned in 8, supervised by Cameron Woki and Paul Boudehent, two returnees. Grégory Alldritt seems destined for the bench, with Oscar Jegou and/or Charles Ollivon.
Less suspense behind. The Dupont-Ntamack hinge will lead the game in front of a pair of centers composed of Yoram Moefana and Kalvin Gourgues. The back triangle is made up of wingers Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, his Pau partner Théo Attissogbe being repositioned at the back to remedy the absences of Thomas Ramos and Matthieu Jalibert. The two replacement places seem to be promised to Maxime Lucu and Émilien Gailleton.

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