Little by little, the French internationals are leaving Marcoussis for the weekend.
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The official announcement of the cancellation of the France-Fiji match may be late in coming, it did not prevent the FFR from taking the lead by allowing the internationals to return to their respective clubs this weekend.
They will therefore indeed be allowed to play in the Top 14, but all will have to return to Marcoussis on Monday.
Indeed, the new agreement signed between the National Rugby League and the Federation stipulates that the summoned players must complete three match sheets in Blue during this autumn window, before being replaced by a new group of 31 players.
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The second batch shifted to the match against Italy
As they will not be able to play Sunday against the Fijians, the players will therefore finally travel to Scotland a week later (Sunday 22 November at 4 p.m.), on the occasion of the second day of the Autumn Nations Cup.
The crossover with the new group of 31 players is therefore postponed by one match and will not take effect until the end of the meeting scheduled in Edinburgh.
They will meet in Marcoussis to prepare for the match against Italy, at the Stade de France, on November 28.
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