Frogs snub Freddie

Frogs snub Freddie

21 Jan 2009

Freddie Michalak has failed to make France’s 30-man Six Nations squad.

The former Sharks pivot returned to Toulouse last November, but has not impressed national coach Marc Lievermont sufficiently to warrant inclusion. Lionel Beauxis is the only specialist flyhalf named in the group.

The squad will be cut to 23 next week as the Tricolores gear up for their opening Six Nations match against Ireland on 7 February.

France preparation squad – Forwards: Lionel Faure (Sale/ENG), Fabien Barcella (Biarritz), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Benoit Lecouls (Toulouse), Benjamin Kayser (Leicester/ENG), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais), Lionel Nallet (Castres), Jerome Thion (Biarritz), Sebastien Chabal (Sale/ENG), Romain Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Louis Picamoles (Montpellier), Damien Chouly (Perpignan), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse)
Backs: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse), Morgan Parra (Bourgoin), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres), Lionel Beauxis (Stade Francais), Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse), Florian Fritz (Toulouse), Benoit Baby (Clermont), Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont), Julien Malzieu (Clermont), Alexis Palisson (Brive), Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse), Maxime Medard (Toulouse), Cedric Heymans (Toulouse)


6 Comments

  • 1.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    21 Jan 2009, 15:12 pm

    Freddie is sure to be one dissapointed french dragon.

  • 2.Taahirah: Reply to this comment
    21 Jan 2009, 15:13 pm

    Thats my 10th!

  • 3.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    21 Jan 2009, 21:52 pm

    Obviously they saw him playing in the super 14 against the kiwi teams and thought “we cant have a girly player like that”
    In all honesty i cant see why people rate him.What i have seen is a player that is scared,he hates to get caught with the ball so will pass it anywhere or kick the thing anywhere as long he dont get dirty all is good

  • 4.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    21 Jan 2009, 22:41 pm

    Surprising. He looked good in the S14 and CC.

  • 5.Skim: Reply to this comment
    21 Jan 2009, 22:42 pm

    Big mistake. Huge.

  • 6.Yetirat: Reply to this comment
    22 Jan 2009, 00:58 am

    Beauxis is a completely different player who will carry it forward all day long. I definitely would have opted for Freddie even if only for the bench.

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