Eight new caps in French squad

This week's French training squad at Marcoussis The pack at least will be familiar. Only twelve of the 23 names announced by the FFR played in the World Cup, but nine of them are forwards. On the other hand the three backs, scrumhalf Yanna Rivoalen, centre Elodie Poublan and full-back Jessy Tremouliere, were mainly used as replacements. None of them were in the starting XV against Canada, for example.Read more about Eight new caps in French squad