42 players are expected in Marcoussis to prepare for the first match of the autumn tour, against Argentina on Saturday.
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The pillar of Montpellier Mohamed Haouas, and the Toulon winger Gabin Villière are among the fourteen players summoned Sunday, October 31 by the XV of France to join Marcoussis to prepare for the first test of the fall, against Argentina on 6 November. As part of the partnership between the FFR and the LNR, 14 of the 42 players summoned to prepare for the match against Argentina have been released and made available to their club.
Wilfrid Hounkpatin (Castres), Florian Verhaeghe (Montpellier) and Aymeric Luc (Toulon) were dismissed. They were replaced numerically by the third line of the MHR Alexandre Bécognée as well as Villière and Haouas, therefore.
Accustomed to rallies, Racing 92 second row Bernard Le Roux and La Rochelle rear Brice Dulin are back, as is Montpellier winger Vincent Rattez. They will meet their 28 teammates who remained in Marcoussis from Sunday evening.
The XV of France must play three tests in November: on Saturday 6 against Argentina at the Stade de France, on Sunday 14 against Georgia in Bordeaux and on Saturday 20 November against New Zealand at the Stade de France.