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France rugby team chooses three Australians

Friday, 02 October 2009

France rugby team chooses three Australians

France has chosen three Australian rugby players to be included in their line-up for the forthcoming Four Nations matches.

All three players are from the French side, Catalans Dragons, however, Clint Greenshields, Casey McGuire and Adam Mogg still have to get final approval from the International Federation before they are definitely confirmed as in the squad.

The three men have been playing rugby in Perpignan for the last three seasons and have proved themselves in that time as being skilled in the sport.

New French captain Olivier Elima has described the three Austrailian-born men as: "real quality players."

Elima will be taking over from Jerome Guisset as captain, with Jean-Philippe Baile as vice-captain, because Guisset has announced his retirement from the international game.

France coach Bobbie Goulding's 30-man squad has 17 rugby players from the Catalans Dragons.

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