Mas returns for France

Mas returns for France

4 Oct 2011

Prop Nicolas Mas will start against England in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final at Eden Park.

Coach Marc Lievremont will persist with Morgan Parra at flyhalf, while Imanol Harinordoquy will start at No 8.

France – 15. Maxime Médard, 14. Vincent Clerc, 13. Aurélien Rougerie, 12. Maxime Mermoz, 11. Alexis Palisson, 10. Morgan Parra, 9. Dimitri Yachvili, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Julien Bonnaire, 6. Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5. Lionel Nallet, 4. Pascal Pape, 3. Nicolas Mas, 2. William Servat, 1. Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Subs: 16. Dimitri Szarzewski, 17. Fabien Barcella, 18. Julien Pierre, 19. Louis Picamoles, 20. Francois Trinh-Duc, 21. David Marty, 22. Cédric Heymans.


12 Comments

  • 1.Siyavuna: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 06:44 am

    Frenchie Dragons!!

  • 2.scar: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 07:06 am

    Also called, “Surely they can’t be as bad as last weekend Dragons”

  • 3.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 07:10 am

    Incredible how many times this ‘B’ team keeps getting selected.

  • 4.once more unto the breach, dear springboks, once more...: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 08:17 am

    well its gonna be a fun game thats for sure.

  • 5.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 08:44 am

    Strong team, particularly up front where they are as good as any team in the world can put out in terms of quality. I just hope they are as hopeless as they were against Tonga, but somehow I can’t see it, the Frogs will be up for this.

  • 6.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 09:04 am

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-5:

    France & Livriemont are rubbish. This team is more out of sorts than any other French team to ever play at WC.I dont see them posing a reasonable threat-lack fluidity,structure,cohesion etc

    Parra at 10 is an abomination. Its like when they tried JB Ellissalde at 10,epic FAIL.

    As average England have looked,France are pathetic really.Tonga should have ripped them to shreds. Tuilagi is going to have a field day,Mermoz & Rougerie are possibly the worst defensive pair in the RWC 2011.

  • 7.liefling: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 10:53 am

    Crazy thats Freddie is in SA

  • 8.race of tan: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 12:07 pm

    liefling – Agree. Freddie should definitely be in this team plus Jauzion & Chabal. Parra at flyhalf failed miserably agsint the ABs. One thing is for sure Lievremont will be out after the RWC. The French could do themsleves a favour and try and get Mallet. The man speaks fluent Frennch!!

  • 9.J.B. Cowper: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 14:33 pm

    There’s no such thing as French form … anything can happen in this match, although you would always back the Pongos to beat the Frogs in a pressure game – usually when France are really fancied

    To quote the NZ Herald of a few years back, writing on a French side clobbering them in WC ’99 (who three mpnths previous had whipped them 54-7):

    “There is no more dangerous side in the world than France than when they have been written off …”

  • 10.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 15:47 pm

    @J.B. Cowper(J.B. Cowper)-9: scary

  • 11.Nils: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 23:38 pm

    Frogs will win. You heard it first.

  • 12.Nils: Reply to this comment
    4 Oct 2011, 23:49 pm

    Stop the press. “Minnows” have stormed top 10.

    8(5) FRANCE 79.72
    9(13) TONGA 76.63
    10(9) SCOTLAND 76.20

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