Oscar Jegou is back in great shape with his club La Rochelle. MAXPPP – XAVIER LEOTY
The management of the XV of France has revealed its list of 42 players for the Six Nations Tournament, with several surprises such as the pillar Rabah Slimani (35 years old) and the center from Dax Noah Nene (20 years old).
The list of 42
Pillars (8): Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Giorgi Beria (Perpignan), Georges-Henri Colombe (La Rochelle), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Dany Priso (Toulon), Rabah Slimani (Leinster).
Tailers (3): Maxime Lamothe (Bordeaux-Bègles), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse), Julien Marchand (Toulouse).
Second lines (6): Hugo Auradou (Pau), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Matthias Halagahu (Toulon), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse) , Roman Taofifenua (Racing 92).
Third rows (7) : Esteban Abadie (Toulon), Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle ), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), François Cros (Toulouse), Marko Gazzotti (Bordeaux-Bègles), Oscar Jegou (La Rochelle), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse).
Scrum-halves (3): Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Bègles).
Halves opening (2): Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse).
Centers (6) : Pierre-Louis Barrassi (Toulouse), Nicolas Depoortère (Bordeaux-Bègles), Antoine Frisch (Toulon), Emilien Gailleton (Pau), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Bègles), Noah Néné (Dax).
Wingers (5) : Théo Attissogbe (Pau), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux-Bègles), Gaël Dréan (Toulon), Gabin Villière (Toulon), Damian Penaud (Bordeaux-Bègles).
Backs (2) : Léo Barré (Stade Français), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).
As expected, the staff of the French XV has revealed its group of 42 players who will prepare for the match against Wales on Friday, January 31 (9:10 p.m.) at the Stade de France.
Two major surprises, the presence of Rabah Slimani and Noah Néné. The 35-year-old pillar, recruited by Leinster last summer, is making his return, more than five years after his last selection and the 2019 World Cup. With the Irish province, Slimani has been selected ten times in all competitions (for six starts).
Néné is one of the revelations of the season with Dax. The 20-year-old player, loaned by Stade Français and an international U20, revealed himself to the general public during a derby against Mont-de-Marsan with a 60-meter slalom in the defense.
Ntamack is back
The selection is marked by the returns of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou. The third row from La Rochelle and the second row from Pau, who benefited from a dismissal after a rape case in Argentina last July with the XV of France (the complainant appealed the court decision), have returned to competition for two and three months with their respective clubs.
Finally, Romain Ntamack, absent from the Blues for a year and a half, is in the group.