Nearly the end of the season. Train-on squad for Les Chanticleers named by Aurélien Cologni is:

Albert, Baitieri, Bousquet, Casty, Da Costa, Garcia, Gigot, Goudemand, Jullien (all Dragons), Ader, Barthau, Boyer, Canet, Rhys Curran, Marcon, Marguerite, Marion, Maurel, Sangaré (all TO), Escaré, Navarrete (Wigan), Fages (St Helens), Bergal (Leigh), Escamilla (ASC), Yesa, Lasvesnes (Limoux), Bissière (SOA), Ousty (Albi).

Nice to see a wider set of clubs being picked from

Are France playing any games other than the one against England at Leigh?

Decent looking side that.

New Zealand was mentioned, but not sure if it's happening or not.
Then the European Championship

I didn’t know the European Championship was back, that’s good news, hopefully France v New Zealand is on too.

Mickael Simon, Fouad Yaha, Mark Kheirallah, Éloi Pélissier and Stan Robin are all missing. Some good players not selected.

Euro Champs fixtures: https://philcaplan.wordpress.com/2018/0 ... mpionship/ Sat Oct 27 v Wales @ Carcassonne Sat 3 Nov v Ireland @ Santry Sat 10 Nov v Scotland @ Carcassonne

Euro Champs fixtures: https://philcaplan.wordpress.com/2018/0 ... mpionship/ Sat Oct 27 v Wales @ Carcassonne Sat 3 Nov v Ireland @ Santry Sat 10 Nov v Scotland @ Carcassonne

Pelissier with the Spain squad for their World Cup qualifiers

Any news on if he is staying with L****n at the end of the season?

Would be good to see him in Elite 1 next year.

I'd rather he was playing SL/Champo rugby rather than LER.

Langi and Moa in the Tonga train-on squad

David Mead to lead PNG v Australia PM's XIII at Port Moresby

England squad for the Tests v France and NZ:

Bateman, G, S & T Burgess, Clark, Connor, Gale, Graham, Greenwood, Hill, Hodgson, Johnstone, Lomax, Lyne, Makinson, McGillvary, Milner, O'Loughlin, Percival, Ratchford, Thompson, S Tomkins, Tete-a-blanche, Williams.

And here are your 19 Chanticleers for the England game:

Gigot, Bernal, Ader, Miloudi, Marcon, Albert, Fages, Baitieri, Da Costa, Navarrete, Curran, Jullien, Goudemand, Belmas, Margalet, Escamilla, Escaré, Bartahu, Sangaré.

Casty, Duport and Simon have all retired from rep footy, Kheirallah and Maria are unfit while Garcia and Bousquet require surgery. Miloudi back in favour after being cut from the World Cup squad. He is a talent, but I get the impression he's also a bit of a nob.

A shame Bousquet and Casty aren’t playing, their size upfront would have been handy, France will be out muscled by England in this game.

Is Gadwin Springer just not selected?

Not sure. Not been playing for Cas lately, which doesn't help. Maybe injured?

Gale and Burgess S out for England. Gildart replaces the latter, didn't catch if they'd brought in a replacement for Gale.

Old chum Myler replaces Gale.

Albert and Curran out for France. Stan Robin and Paul Séguier come in.

Tierney in the Scotland squad.

England side for tomorrow:

Shaul; Johnstone, Lyne, Percival, McGillvary; Myler, Connor; Graham, Hodgson, Burgess T; Holmes, Whitehead; Burgess G. Milner, Thompson, Mulhern, Sutcliffe.

While Les Bleus go with the following 18:

Robin; Marcon, Gigot, Ader, Miloudi; Fages, Barthau; Canet, Da Costa, Belmas; Jullien, Goudemand; Baitieri. Yesa, Escamilla, Margalet, Marion, Seguier.

Well.... we scored.

Shows what a blow even a handful of injuries does to a nation with a small playing pool. It has to get bigger.

Squad for Wales on Saturday:

Ader, Albert, Baitieri, Barthau, Belmas, Curran, Da Costa, Escamilla, Escaré, Fages, Gigot, Goudemand, Jullien, Marcon, Margalet, Miloudi, Navarrete, Robin, Yesa.

Good to get the Wigan lads back in, and Albert.

Wondered if the England v NZ series was on TV and it is! On the BBC! Who knew? (not me)

Euro Champs games will be on the BBC website