Here is the team that I would pick, based on current form, with the fullback position vacant, pending advice:

FB

3/4: Duport, Baille, Planas, Pelo

5/8: Bosc
1/2: Greseque

L/F: Mounis
2R: Fakir, Gossard, Anselme
FR: Guisset, Ferriol, Elima, Casty
HK: Rinaldi, Bentley

Greseque won't play

Jared Taylor, isn't it?

doubt it

why? He played at the last world cup. He's a try machine as well. Unless he's injured I can't think of a better candidate.

he's not in the squad:

Full squad: Guisset, Bosc, Mounis, Casty, K Bentley, Fakir, Ferriol, Vaccari, Stacul, Gossard, Elima, Baile, Duport, Pelo, (all Catalans), Griffi, Anselme, Planas, Villagas (Toulouse), Martins, Calgari (Pia), Teixido, Murcia, Mayans (Limoux), Tisseyre, Fellous (Lzignan), Gagliazzo, Sadaoui, Moly (Carcassonne), Gigot (Avignon), Guasch, Barthau (UTC), Rinaldi (Bradford).

I'm a little disappointed Alexis Rodriguez of Carcassonne hasn't been called into the squad. A highly promising prospect.

i can only think bobby has taken plenty of advice on this. surely he wouldn't have been able to run the rule over every potential french international already.

Forgive me for being so out of date, but why is Greseque not in the squad?

Who are likely to be the halves (obviously Bosc is one but which half position does he take)?

Is that for 't mid season test?

yeap. what do you think?
surely bobby had some help getting that lot together.

You would think so. I know he has seen TO and the Dragons in the UK at almost every opportunity though. You could argue those players pick themselves, however.

He was also at the France A game at Wakey (I think) and Toulouse' win against Leigh as the LDC semis were the same weekend, so he's been about.

A few left out though Greseque, Taylor, Wynne to name three

interesting to see 2 non-frenchmen left out.
aren't france sending a team to scotland in early may?

Maybe 6, Bosc 7, Rinaldi 9, Bentley?

surely rinaldi at 9?

Interesting to see, Bentley aside no overseas born players in the squad
No Murph and none of the other possibles from the Dragons.




Dont know, Cant see it myself unless its some kind of Domestic fixture, would imagine Scotland would have no chance of raising a competetive squad of Pro players in May.

It would be nice to have 2 quality 9s like Kane and Rinaldi, with bosc and Maxime at 6 and 7 but Otherwise you could be looking at Moly at 7 and Id rather have my teeth extracted without anathestic.

pretty sure i read something about scotland a vs france federale in edinburgh. this friday actually (holiday in france).

Mounis at 6 ??

Quite possible, Federale is the lower leagues in France and so then it would make sense for them to play a domestic Scottish side.

that'll be it then. never thought it would be a full blown international

If he's fit I can't understand why Taylor's been left out. Only Nick Youngquest beats him as the LER's best fullback.

didnt he leave for uk?

Oh yeah had forgotten about that.

In that case he's THE top LER fullback!

gateshead?