The XV of France will fly to Argentina from June 23 to July 13 for the summer tour. The selection was revealed on Sunday.
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42 French players will fly to Argentina on Wednesday June 26, for the French XV Summer Tour. The Blues will face Argentina on July 6, Uruguay on July 10 and the Pumas again on July 13. Fabien Galthié revealed his selection this Sunday. Five players from Stade français, just eliminated in the Top 14 semi-final against UBB (22-20), Saturday June 22, will be on the trip. Thus Lester Etien, Baptiste Pesenti, Pierre-Henri Azagoh, Romain Briatte and Leo Barré will be there.
🇦🇷✈️ Heading to 𝑩𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒔 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔!
Here is the list of the 42 players of the #XVdeFrance who will fly out next Wednesday for the Argentina Tour 2024 ☀️#XVdeFrance #NeFaisonsXV #ARGFRA pic.twitter.com/pMkrQlojJS
— France Rugby (@FranceRugby) June 23, 2024
Six other players deprived of the Top 14 final, after the defeat of Stade Rochelais against Toulouse (39-23)were also called: Judicaël Cancoriet, Georges-Henri Colombe, Antoine Hastoy, Jules Favre, the very young Simeli Daunivucu (19 years old), and Oscar Jégou, under-20 world champion in 2023. They are all gathered at Marcoussis while waiting for their departure to South America.