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France
Nickname: Les Tricolores
World Cup appearances: 7
World Cup best finish:
Runner-Ups, 1987, 1999, 2011

The 2011 World Cup finalists
will kick start their chase for
their first ever Rugby World Cup
crown by facing Italy. With all due
respect to all of the French group
opponents, only Ireland could be
considered as their threat.
On their day, Les Tricolores
are one of the most powerful
attacking sides in the world. Their
emphatic win over England will
certainly inject confidence back
into the team.
With the likes of Pascal Pape
and their charismatic captain
Thiery Dusantoir, the French
could well be unstoppable
and repeat their 2011 World
Cup heroics.

Coach: Phillipe Saint-Andre
Captain: Thierry Dusautoir
Union: Rugby Europe

RWC 2015 Fixtures:
19 Sept

V

23 Sept

V

01 Oct

V

11 Oct

V

World Cup Squad: Thierry
Dusautoir (c), UiniAtonio,
Eddy Ben Arous, Vincent
Debaty, Nicolas Mas, Rabah
Slimani, Guilhem Guirado,
Benjamin Kayser, Dimitri
Szarzewski, Alexandre
Flanquart, Yohann Maestri,
Pascal Pape, Bernard Le
Roux, Yannick Nyanga,
Fulgence Ouedraogo, Damien
Chouly, Louis Picamoles,
Rory Kockott, Morgan Parra,
Sebastien Tillous-Borde,
Frederic Michalak, Remi
Tales, Mathieu Bastareaud,
Alexandre Dumoulin, Gael
Fickou, Wesley Fofana,
Sofiane Guitoune, Yoann
Huget, Noa Nakaitaci, Brice
Dulin, Scott Spedding.
With the likes of Pascal Pape (pictured),
Skipper Thiery Dusantoir, the French
could repeat their World Cup 2011 heroics.

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