The very first list of the mandate of Fabien Galthié at the head of the XV of France was eagerly awaited. The new coach of the Blues appointed, Wednesday, January 8, Charles Ollivon captain for the tournament of the VI nations and convened 19 neophytes out of the 42 called, first strong choices of his mandate which runs until the 2023 World Cup organized in France.
🔴 Designated captain of #XVdeFrance for the #SixNations Tournament, the third line is delighted with its mission and tells us about this new adventure with ambition and humility.
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Captain less experienced than his predecessors (26, 11 caps), the third line of Toulon has overcome several serious injuries which almost forced him to end his career, making a meteoric comeback in 2019 to compete in the last World Cup in the skin of a holder.
Ollivon will be tested as captain during the Tournament, which will begin on February 2 with the crucial reception of England, vice-world champion.
The player of Basque origin, returned from a broken shoulder blade in spring 2019 to slip in extremis as a reservist in the list of Blues for the World Cup in Japan, was preferred to the left pillar Jefferson Poirot, who had taken the relay of captain Guilhem Guirado before and during the World Cup.
Nineteen novices in blue
"It is an honor to be captain of the France team," said Ollivon in a video recorded and broadcast at the National Rugby Center (CNR) near Paris. "It is a somewhat special moment, quite strong, which takes a little height. It is a lot of happiness, that the bonus in any case. [...] I can't wait to start the adventure. "
Fabien Galthié also summoned, from the group of 42 players called to compete in the Tournament, 19 players without the slightest selection with the Blues.
The back Maxime Médard, the winger Yoann Huget, the third row Wenceslas Lauret and the right pillar Rabah Slimani, all holders in the last game of the Blues lost in late October to Wales in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, are the big absent from this list which has only one thirty, the 2nd line Bernard Le Roux.
• The list of 42 players summoned:
First lines: Dorian Aldegheri (Stade Toulousain, 26, 4 selections), Cyril Baille (Stade Toulousain, 26, 17 selections), Demba Bamba (Lyon, 21, 7 selections), Camille Chat (Racing 92, 24 years, 26 selections), Anthony Etrillard (Toulon, 26, 0 selection), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon, 20, 0 selection), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier, 25, 0 selection), Julien Marchand (Stade Toulousain, 24 , 2 selections), Jefferson Poirot (Bordeaux-Bègles, 27, 33 selections)
Second lines: Cyril Cazeaux (Bordeaux-Bègles, 24, 0 selection), Killian Geraci (Lyon, 20, 0 selection), Bernard Le Roux (Racing 92, 30, 37 selections), Boris Palu (Racing 92, 23 years, 0 selection), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon, 29 years, 14 selections), Paul Willemse (Montpellier, 27 years, 3 selections)
Third lines: Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle, 22, 11 selections), Dylan Cretin (Lyon, 22, 0 selection), François Cros (Stade Toulousain, 25, 2 selections), Alexandre Fischer (Clermont, 21, 0 selection), Sekou Macalou (Stade Français, 24, 1 selection), Charles Ollivon (cap, Toulon, 26, 11 selections), Selevasio Tolofua (Stade Toulousain, 22, 0 selection), Cameron Woki (Bordeaux-Bègles, 21 years, 0 selection)
Scrum halves: Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain, 23, 20 selections), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Bègles, 26, 0 selection), Baptiste Serin (Toulon, 25, 33 selections)
Half opening: Louis Carbonel (Toulon, 20, 0 selection), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles, 21, 1 selection), Romain Ntamack (Stade Toulousain, 20, 12 selections)
Centers: Gaël Fickou (Stade Français, 25, 51 selections), Julien Hériteau (Toulon, 25, 0 selection), Virimi Vakatawa (Racing 92, 27, 21 selections), Arthur Vincent (Montpellier, 20, 0 selection )
Wings: Gervais Cordin (Toulon, 21, 0 selection), Lester Etien (Stade Français, 24, 0 selection), Gabriel Ngandebe (Montpellier, 22, 0 selection), Damian Penaud (Clermont, 23, 16 selections) , Vincent Rattez (La Rochelle, 27, 3 selections), Teddy Thomas (Racing 92, 26, 16 selections)
Back: Anthony Bouthier (Montpellier, 27, 0 selection), Kylan Hamdaoui (Stade Français, 25, 0 selection), Thomas Ramos (Stade Toulousain, 24, 9 selections)
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