Virgile Bruni replaces Yannick Nyanga in France's November Test squad
Wednesday 24 September 2014 09:59, UK
Uncapped Toulon flanker Virgile Bruni has replaced injured Yannick Nyanga in the 30-man France training squad for the November Tests.
The 25-year-old Bruni is the sixth uncapped player in the squad called up by coach Philippe Saint-Andre, joining South African-born Rory Kockott, New Zealand-born Uini Atonio, Xavier Chiocci, Teddy Thomas and Charles Ollivon.
Nyanga is struggling with a groin injury but his teammate Yoann Huget, who was also under an injury cloud, has been cleared to join the squad for their camp from September 28 to October 1.
Bruni is also the eighth player from Toulon called up.
France, who have only won 11 of 29 Tests since Saint-Andre took over from Marc Lievremont, face Fiji in Marseille on November 8 and then take on Australia and Argentina the following two weekends.
France squad for November:
Forwards: Xavier Chiocci (Toulon), Alexandre Menini (Toulon), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Benajmin Kayser (Clermont), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Papé (Stade Français), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Bernard Le Roux (Racing), Virgile Bruni (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Charles Ollivon (Bayonne)
Backs: Rory Kockott (Castres), Sébastien Tillous-Borde (Toulon), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Remi Tales (Castres), François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Remi Lamerat (Castres), Maxime Mermoz (Toulon), Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux-Bègles), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Teddy Thomas (Racing), Benjamin Fall (Montpellier), Brice Dulin (Racing)
