Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP)

The shuttle continues: the list of 14 players who will join after this weekend the 28 already selected by the XV of France to prepare the 3rd day of Six Nations in Wales was announced, Saturday, by the coach Fabien Galthié.

It is now the deal between the Federation and the League. In the event of a Top 14 weekend, the XV of France version Fabien Galthié can retain 28 players to prepare the next match of the Tournament - in this case Saturday 22 in Cardiff - while 14 are temporarily available to play in a club.

After the day of Top 14, which this weekend offers shocks between Bordeaux and Lyon on Saturday and between Racing 92 and Toulouse on Sunday, 14 players will once again flesh out the XV of France to form a large group of 42 Blues dear to Galthié and manager Raphaël Ibanez.

Thus, the victorious team from England and Italy will once again welcome to Marcoussis, after this weekend of the championship, 14 names, mostly "ghosts" already present at previous meetings.

La Rochelle pillar Uini Atonio is the only experienced player (29 years old, 32 caps) in this group of 14 reinforcements, which also includes the Toulouse hooker Peato Mauvaka, preferred to Racingman Teddy Baubigny to be the third player in the heel behind Camille Cat, back from injury, and Julien Marchand.

The back Kylan Hamdaoui, hit in the ankle last week and who forfeited against Italy, is back to hope for a first selection in Wales.

The 14 players who join the group of XV of France after the day of Top 14:

Uini Atonio (29, 32 selections, Stade Rochelais), Louis Carbonel (20, 0 selection, Toulon), Cyril Cazeaux (25, 0 selection, Bordeaux-Bègles), Gervais Cordin (21, 0 selection, Toulon) , Baptiste Couilloud (22, 3 selections, Lyon), Lester Etien (24, 0 selection, Stade Français), Killian Geraci (20, 0 selection, Lyon), Kylan Hamdaoui (25, 0 selection, Stade Français) , Julien Heriteau (25, 0 selection, Toulon), Peato Mauvaka (23, 3 selections, Toulouse), Sekou Macalou (24, 1 selection, Stade Français), Arthur Retière (22, 0 selection, Stade Rochelais) , Yvan Reilhac (24, 0 selection, Montpellier), Selevasio Tolofua (22, 0 selection, Toulouse)

The list of the 28 players who stayed at Marcoussis:

First lines: Cyril Baille (Stade Toulousain, 26, 19 selections), Demba Bamba (Lyon, 21, 9 selections), Camille Chat (Racing 92, 24, 26 selections), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon, 20 years , 0 selection), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier, 25, 2 selections), Julien Marchand (Stade Toulousain, 24, 4 selections), Jefferson Poirot (Bordeaux-Bègles, 27, 35 selections)

Second lines: Bernard Le Roux (Racing 92, 30, 39 selections), Boris Palu (Racing 92, 23, 2 selections), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon, 29, 15 selections), Paul Willemse (Montpellier, 27, 5 selections)

Third lines: Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle, 22, 13 selections), Dylan Cretin (Lyon, 22, 0 selection), François Cros (Stade Toulousain, 25, 4 selections), Charles Ollivon (cap, Toulon, 26) , 13 selections), Cameron Woki (Bordeaux-Bègles, 21, 2 selections)

Scrum halves: Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain, 23, 22 caps), Baptiste Serin (Toulon, 25, 34 caps)

Half open: Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles, 21, 3 selections), Romain Ntamack (Stade Toulousain, 20, 14 selections)

Centers: Gaël Fickou (Stade Français, 25, 53 caps), Virimi Vakatawa (Racing 92, 27, 22 caps), Arthur Vincent (Montpellier, 20, 2 caps)

Wings: Gabriel Ngandebe (Montpellier, 22, 0 selection), Damian Penaud (Clermont, 23, 16 selections), Teddy Thomas (Racing 92, 26, 18 selections)

Back: Anthony Bouthier (Montpellier, 27, 2 caps), Thomas Ramos (Stade Toulousain, 24, 9 caps)

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