Forgot about Langi and now Mcilorum is also here.Team looks about the same as at this stage last year when we knew nothing about Gigot. U.N .Autre should ,I think ,be Julien .Half back situation worries me .

Julien Bousquet, I hope you mean. Best French player around at the moment.

Half back - I hope Lucas Albert is given more game time. More than Langi, certainly. He's the future.

Or Ben Julien?

Casty, Garcia, Bousquet and then probably Baiteri, Albert, Simon/Maria, Julien are likely to be in the top 17. There will be some frenchies in there. A lot of young french lads in the squad which hopefully in a couple of years will be around the top 17. Club has been woeful at retaining and bringing on youngsters but i get the feeling the club wants to change that.

The club numbers imply Mead,Broughton Thornley Wiliame Yaha Langi Walsh Casty Aiton Moa Anderson Garcia Bird Plus Bousquet Mcilorum Simon and Margalet.I am o.k. with most of that,but I do not rate Garcia and I had hoped that Albert would start.How much experience has Langi had at half back? Bousquet is our best prop ,but I like him to come on after 20 minutes. I am glad that Thornley ,who I do rate ,will be there .I suspect that Tierney will start most games.

Let me stop you there

same club numbers that once had Pryce and Taia as our starting centres !

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our first choice lineup will be something like this - Loads of Australians a few Englishmen and maybe a Frenchman. Really what is the point. I'll be going to TO away games next year I would say

The point is that very few French players are good enough for superleague as the performance of the national team demonstrates.Our worst performances last year were when French players were given a chance. The first choice line up should include Casty Bousquet and Yaha.I would also use Margalet and either Simon or Maria in the interchange plus one French player to partner Anderson at second row

you didnt seem to mention garcia...