Camille Lopez and Teddy Thomas fail to make France World Cup training squad
Tuesday 19 May 2015 13:41, UK
France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has left out Clermont Auvergne fly-half Camille Lopez and Racing Metro wing Teddy Thomas from his 36-man World Cup training squad.
Lopez and Thomas were both involved in the Six Nations campaign this season, but have failed to make Saint-Andre's initial World Cup selection.
Racing scrum-half Maxime Machenaud is another notable absentee, with Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Morgan Parra and Rory Kockott battling it out for the No 9 shirt, while Francois Trinh-Duc, Frederic Michalak and Remi Tales are Saint-Andre's current fly-half options.
Lock Pascal Pape is recalled after serving a 10-week ban for kneeing Ireland number eight Jamie Heaslip in the back during a Six Nations Test.
France will play World Cup warm-up games against England at Twickenham and in Paris in August before concluding their preparations against Scotland on September 5.
Their opening World Cup fixture is against Italy at Twickenham on September 19.
France World Cup training squad:
Backs: S Spedding, B Dulin, S Guitoune, N Nakaitaci, Y Huget, A Dumoulin, G Fickou, R Lamerat, W Fofana, M Bastareaud, F Trinh-Duc, F Michalak, R Tales, S Tillous-Borde, M Parra, R Kockott
Forwards: E Ben Arous, V Debaty, U Atonio, X Chiocci, N Mas, R Slimani, G Guirado, B Kayser, D Szarzewski, A Flanquart, Y Maestri, P Pape, S Vahaamahina, T Dusautoir (capt), D Chouly, B Le Roux, Y Nyanga, L Picamoles, F Ouedroago, L Goujon
