www.ffr13.com/actualites.php?a=498 No Greenshields, Raguin, Gossard, Bosc, Ferriol or Mounis. Moly, Baitieri, Soubeyras. Larroyer and Ancely on standby.

www.ffr13.com/actualites.php?a=498 No Greenshields, Raguin, Gossard, Bosc, Ferriol or Mounis. Moly, Baitieri, Soubeyras. Larroyer and Ancely on standby.

As Marv was too lazy ( ) the list is here:
BAILE Jean Philippe (Dragons Catalans),
BARTHAU William (St Estève / XIII Catalan),
BENTLEY Andrew (Lézignan),
BENTLEY Kane (Dragons Catalans),
BOUSQUET Julian (Lézignan),
CASTY Rémi (Dragons Catalans),
DUPORT Vincent (Dragons Catalans),
ELIMA Olivier (Dragons Catalans),
FAKIR Jamal (Dragons Catalans),
GIGOT Tony (Dragons Catalans),
GRESEQUE Maxime (Pia),
GRIFFI Mathieu (Toulouse),
MARIA Anthony (Toulouse),
MARTINS Sébastien (Dragons Catalans),
MUNOZ Nicolas (Lézignan),
NAUROY Quentin (St Estève / XIII Catalan),
PELISSIER Eloi (St Estève / XIII Catalan),
QUINTILLA Florian (Lézignan),
SADAOUI Teddy (Carcassonne),
SIMON Mickael (Dragons Catalans),
STACUL Cyril (Dragons Catalans),
TISSEYRE Yohan (Toulouse),
TOUXAGAS Julien (Dragons Catalans),
TRIBILLAC Mickael (Lézignan),
VACCARI Frédéric (Dragons Catalans).

rlScotland, Ireland and Wales should be a lot more confident after seeing that list.rl

Bartheau at FB? We can't whine too much, wales regularly field college students for internationals. Let's see what the bobby is made of.
Why are Greeny, Mounis and Ferriol not included?

Its not as stronger side as you would liked to have seen, but without wanting to sound like Jamie Peacock some French players have not had much respite for the last four years and the Catalan players have been put on heavily, something had to give sometime. France could end up paying for it like as they will not have this competition easy

Evens out the cup and I genuinely can't pick a winner which makes it all the better for neutrals. Is there such a lack of quality in depth in French rugby league though?

Injuries. In Mounis's case, seems it's just a cumulative effect of the amount of game time he's had.

You know I think there is a huge lack of quality in depth. Regarding evening out the competition I do agree with you but as we have seen previously that France, even with their best players can turn out some terrible performances against lesser nations.

Catalan acadmey vs "Superleague dregs+college rugby players". Gotta fancy our chances reguardless

Without a doubt... but then you remember the World Cup

Yes, though little is spoken about NZb (Samoa) doing just as bad as we did.

You obviously haven't been on the Samoan board

A late thought here but, no Rinaldi?

....and if no Rinaldi, why no big Artie Shead? I know he is one of the francais etrangers but he has played frequently before and is not a jean venu lately, showed up very well against NZ last year in Toulouse (I didn't see the Australia game in Paris), knocked the living daylights out of the Limouxin pack on Sunday, and put in a 60 minute stint. He would terrify the life out of the Wales, Scotland, Ireland forwards who will have seen nothing like him before running down the right hand side of their defence.

Bobbie said its 'cos he's too old....