France rugby squad release list Penaud Auradou Depoortere, Digi Mart USA News: The coaching staff of the French national rugby team, XV de France, has revealed the identities of the 14 players released from the squad. Oscar Jegou is among them, but he is ruled out of the match against Fiji due to rib injury.
The other 13 players will be available for their clubs this weekend for Round 9 of the Top 14. Former France captain Grégory Alldritt has been kept in the squad of 28 and is among the five reserve players.
The reserves also include hooker Guillaume Cramont, prop Thomas Laclayat, scrum-half Paul Graou and utility fly-half Axel Desperes.
Damian Penaud, the all-time leading try scorer for the Bleus, is among the 14 players released and will be available for UBB in Round 9 of the Top 14. He is joined by teammate Nicolas Depoortere.
Head coach Fabien Galthié has paired Yoram Moefana with Kalvin Gourgues and placed Palois player Emilien Gailleton on the bench.
Hugo Auradou, who has gained weight in recent months in the France pack, has also been released to his club. He makes way for Florian Verhaeghe, who will start wearing the number four shirt.
Antoine Déliance, who joined the senior squad at Marcoussis this week, also returns to his club, as does La Rochelle’s Charles Kante Samba.
The 14 released players are Rodrigue Neti (Toulouse), Hugo Auradou (Pau), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), Tyler Duguid (Montpellier), Charles Kante Samba (La Rochelle), Antoine Déliance (Lyon), Louis Le Brun (Castres), Léon Darricarrère (Clermont), Nicolas Depoortere (UBB), Tani Vili (Paris), Léo Barré (Paris), Mathis Ferté (Toulon), Théo Forner (Perpignan) and Damian Penaud (UBB). The five reserves are Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Guillaume Cramont (Bayonne), Thomas Laclayat (Pau), Paul Graou (Toulouse) and Axel Desperes (Pau).
