XV de France

(Photo: I. PICAREL / FFR)

France Rugby Team, that gathers together France's best rugby players, trained in Tignes from July 15th to 26th to start their preparation for the following World Cup, that will take place in the United Kingdom next September 2015.

Their goal? Becoming a solid team that will be able to win!

A dream that is accessible to France Rugby Team, as they already played in final three times in the World Cup, and ended up in the top 4 six times out of 7 since 1987.

On the programme: an intensive physical preparation with some rugby playing of course, but most importantly weight-training, motor functioning, core-training and exercises in altitude to boost the red cells of these out of the ordinary athletes.

Public trainings

- Sunday, July 19th, between 3.30 pm and 5 pm. Training followed by a signing session!

- Saturday, July 25th, between 3.30 pm and 5 pm. Training followed by a signing session!

Players:

FORWARDS

Props

Uini ATONIO - Atlantique Stade Rochelais
Eddy BEN AROUS - Racing Métro 92
Xavier CHIOCCI - RC Toulon
Nicolas MAS - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Rabah SLIMANI - Stade Français Paris

Hookers

Guilhem GUIRADO - RC Toulon
Benjamin KAYSER - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Dimitri SZARZEWSKI - Racing Métro 92

Locks

Alexandre FLANQUART - Stade Français Paris
Yoann MAESTRI - Stade Toulousain
Pascal PAPE - Stade Français Paris
Sébastien VAHAAMAHINA - ASM Clermont Auvergne

Flankers

Thierry DUSAUTOIR - Stade Toulousin
Barnard LE ROUX - Racing Métro 92
Yannick NYANGA KABASELE - Stade Toulousain
Fulgence OUEDRAOGO - Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Number eights

Damien CHOULY - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Loann GOUJON - Atlantique Stade Rochelais
Louis PICAMOLES - Stade Toulousain

BACKS

Scrum-halves

Rory KOCKOTT - Castres Olympique
Morgan PARRA - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Sébastien TILLOUS-BORDE - RC Toulon

Fly-halves

Frédéric MICHALAC - RC Toulon
Rémi TALES - Castres Olympique
François TRINH-DUC - Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Centres

Mathieu BASTAREAUD - RC Toulon
Alexandre DUMOULIN - Racing Métro 92
Gaël FICKOU - Stade Toulousain
Wesley FOFANA - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Rémi LAMERAT - Castres Olympique

Wingers

Brice DULIN - Racing Métro 92
Sifiane GUITOUNE - Union Bordeaux Bègles
Yoann HUGET - Stade Toulousain
Noa NAKAITACI - ASM Clermont Auvergne
Scott SPEDDING - Aviron Bayonnais