Les Bleus lose skipper

Les Bleus lose skipper

21 Oct 2012

France will be without injured captain Thierry Dusautoir for the rest of the year because of a knee injury.

The 30-year-old picked up the injury during club duty with Toulouse as they beat Treviso 33-21 at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in the European Cup. He is expected to be sidelined for six weeks.

French head coach Phillipe Saint-Andre will name a replacement on Monday.

The 2011 World Cup runners-up will face the Wallabies (10 November), Argentina (17 November) and Samoa (24 November) in their last three Tests of the year.

French squad for November Tests:

Forwards: Eddy Ben Arous, Thomas Domingo, Yannick Forestier, Benjamin Kayser, Christopher Tolofua, Dimitri Szarzewski, David Attoub, Vincent Debaty, Nicolas Mas, Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape, Jocelino Suta, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Damien Chouly, Pierrick Gunther, Wenceslas Lauret, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Louis Picamoles

Backs: Maxime Machenaud, Morgan Parra, Frederic Michalak, Jules Plisson, Francois Trinh-Duc, Vincent Clerc, Brice Dulin, Benjamin Fall, Gael Fickou, Wesley Fofana, Florian Fritz, Yoann Huget, Vincent Martin, Maxime Mermoz.


5 Comments

  • 1.gonzo: Reply to this comment
    21 Oct 2012, 21:27 pm

    Unlucky Dragon. The guy is a machine and seems to get better and better with age.

    I’m interested to see how this Fickou turns out. He has some wheels!

  • 2.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    22 Oct 2012, 04:59 am

    Sir Wilson Whineray died today, aged 77. All Black skipper and coach and NZRU president. R.I.P.

  • 3.race of tan: Reply to this comment
    22 Oct 2012, 10:21 am

    Tac – Dusautoir is the AB destroyer. U pussycats must be poop scared of him and also Trin Duch!!!

    RIP to your man by the way!!

  • 4.race of tan: Reply to this comment
    22 Oct 2012, 10:21 am

    gonzo – I am just glad the Boks aren’t playing this team on the EOYT, the French would have dealt the Boks a huge defeat!!

  • 5.spartan: Reply to this comment
    22 Oct 2012, 10:27 am

    @race of tan-3:
    Scared of him
    No
    Respect for him and his uncompromising play
    Definitely

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