Catalans Dragons captain Remi Casty back to skipper France against England

Catalans Dragons skipper Remi Casty will captain France for the international against England in Avignon on Saturday October 22.

The former Sydney Roosters prop was among a raft of absentees when the French suffered an 84-4 humiliation when they faced England in Leigh last October, having missed the last two months of the season with a knee injury.

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But Casty - one of 11 Dragons players named in new coach Aurelien Cologni's 20-man squad for the game at Parc des Sports - will lead the side out. 

Catalans half-back Lucas Albert was among the players discarded from Cologni's initial 26-strong squad, along with St Helens scrum-half Theo Fages.

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Wakefield prop Mickael Simon, Warrington second rower Benjamin Jullien, Castleford prop Gadwin Springer, Hull KR second rower Kevin Larroyer, and London Broncos scrum-half William Barthau remain in the reduced squad.

Squad (Catalans Dragons players unless stated): O Arnaud (Avignon), W Barthau (London Broncos), G Bonnet (Lezignan), J Bousquet, R Casty, A Da Costa, V Duport, B Garcia, T Gigot, M Goudemand (Avignon), B Jullien (Warrington), K Larroyer (Hull KR), R Navarrete, J Negre (St Esteve), M Pala, E Pelissier, U Perez, S Robin,  M Simon (Wakefield), G Springer (Castleford).

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