French Barbarians squad named to face USA in Houston
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Big names have been included on the French Barbarians roster. The team will face the Men’s Eagles at AVEVA Stadium in Houston on July 1. The non-test match will serve as a warm-up for the World Cup Qualifying series against Chile scheduled for July 9 in Santiago and July 16 in Denver.
The French Barbarians will be coached by Christian Labit and Kevin Gourdon. They have named a roster containing Louis Picamoles, Jefferson Poirot and François Trinh-Duc. The trio played for France at Rugby World Cups. Former French fullback Nans Ducuing is also included.
JULY INTERNATIONALS – FRENCH BARBARIANS ROSTER
HOOKER
Clément Maynadier (Bordeaux)
Adrien Pélissié (Clermont)
PROP
Nicolas Corato (Pau)
Arthur Joly (Perpignan)
Jefferson Poirot (Bordeaux)
Sébastien Taofifenua (Lyon)
SECOND-ROW
Alexandre Roumat (Bordeaux)
Romain Sazy (La Rochelle)
BACK-ROW
Esteban Abadie (Brive)
Anthime Hemery (Racing 92)
Louis Picamoles (Bordeaux)
William Wavrin (Mont de Marsan)
SCRUM-HALF
Thomas Berjon (La Rochelle)
Samuel Marques (Carcassonne)
FLY HALF
Louis Foursans (Montpellier)
François Trinh-Duc (Bordeaux)
Raphaël Lagarde (Agen)
CENTER
Pierre Aguillon (Castres)
Jean-Baptiste Dubié (Bordeaux)
WING
Adrien Lapègue (Stade Français)
FULLBACK
Mathieu Acebes (Perpignan)
Nans Ducuing (Bordeaux)
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