August 20, 201113 yr Author *France loose forward Raphaël Lakafia has been ruled out of Saturday's clash with Ireland in Dublin due to a hamstring injury.XV France (revised) 15 Cedric Heymans, 14 Maxime Médard, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Fabrice Estebanez, 11 Alexis Palisson, 10 David Skrela, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Louise Picamoles, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascale Papé, Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.Replacements:16 Guilhem Guirado , 17 Fabien Barcella , 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Thierry Dusautoir, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 David Marty, 22 Vincent Clerc, 23 Luc Ducalcon.Planet RugbyMarc Lievremont has stated that it is just a precaution.
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August 20, 201113 yr Author Huget cops three months France wing Yoann Huget has been handed a three-month ban by the French Federation's anti-doping body. The Bayonne wing was axed from Les Bleus' World Cup squad on August 4 for breaching dope testing regulations whereby all players are required to make their movements known to officials so that drugs tests can be carried out. The 24-year-old has 10 days to appeal the decision, which is unlikely since he pleaded guilty and the suspension is relatively light. He will however not receive his salary over those three months - the price to pay for his negligence. French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Pierre Camou said earlier this month that the player had received three warnings over his failure to notify testers of his whereabouts. "It is a problem with regard to the regulations, nothing to do with a banned substance," said Camou. Huget - capped seven times but a surprise selection in the World Cup squad after a low key Six Nations - conceded that there was no way he could have played in the World Cup which kicks-off in New Zealand on September 9. "I am withdrawing from the World Cup because the punishment I face is anything from the minimum three months up to 18 months," said the winger, who made his test debut against Argentina last November. "I prefer to leave the squad now rather than when they are really stepping up their training for the World Cup and thus put them in difficulty, knowing that I would not be able to be replaced." Planet Rugby
August 21, 201113 yr Author France cut Domingo and Marconnet Toulouse flanker Thierry Dusautoir will skipper France's 30-strong World Cup squad to travel to New Zealand for the upcoming tournament. Coach Marc Lievremont unveiled his list in Dublin, the day after watching his side complete their match preparations with a 26-22 win over Ireland. Two players, props Sylvain Marconnet and Thomas Domingo, were ommitted from the 32-strong squad that has been preparing for the World Cup over the last month. As expected there was no place also for fans favourite Sebastien Chabal, who has been out of favour since the last Six Nations tournament. Lievremont, who will be in charge of his first World Cup campaign, said that it had been a tough choice to leave behind Domingo and especially Marconnet, a 35-year-old veteran with 84 caps with whom he played in the national side. "I said from the start that for me our two best loose-head props are Barcella and Domingo and that I wanted to have one of them in the squad and that is the case for Fabien," he said. France will leave for New Zealand on August 29 and will open against Japan in North Harbour on September 10 before taking on Canada, New Zealand and Tonga. FRANCE RWC 2011 SQUAD Forwards: Fabien Barcella, Julien Bonnaire, Luc Ducalcon, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Imanol Harinordoquy, Guilhem Guirado, Nicolas Mas, Romain Millo-Chluski, Raphael Lakafia, Lionel Nallet, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Pascal Pape, Louis Picamoles, Julien Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Poux, William Servat, Dimitri Szarzewski. Backs: Vincent Clerc, Patrice Estebanez, Cedric Heymans, David Marty, Maxime Medard, Maxime Mermoz, Alexis Palisson, Morgan Parra, Aurelien Rougerie, David Skrela, Damien Traille, Francois Trinh-Duc, Dimitri Yachvili. Planet Rugby
August 21, 201113 yr Author French coach Marc Lievremont unveiled his list of players for the World Cup in New Zealand
August 22, 201113 yr Author *Ireland full-back Felix Jones had his World Cup dreams dashed on Sunday after it was confirmed he will be out for six weeks due to a foot injury.*Wales hooker Richard Hibbard looks set to miss out on the World Cup after hurting his ankle in Saturday's win over Argentina.
August 22, 201113 yr Author Scotland's World Cup 30: *Glasgow lock forward Al Kellock will captain Scotland in their World Cup assault after coach Andy Robinson announced his 30 for New Zealand. Forwards: John Barclay, Kelly Brown, Geoff Cross, Al Dickinson, Ross Ford, Richie Gray, Dougie Hall, Jim Hamilton, Nathan Hines, Alan Jacobsen, Al Kellock (captain), Scott Lawson, Moray Low, Euan Murray, Ross Rennie, Al Strokosch, Richie Vernon. Backs: Joe Ansbro, Mike Blair, Chris Cusiter, Simon Danielli, Nick de Luca, Max Evans, Ruaridh Jackson, Rory Lamont, Sean Lamont, Rory Lawson, Graeme Morrison, Dan Parks, Chris Paterson. Ireland's World Cup 30 *Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has chosen to leave out Tomas O'Leary from his World Cup squad of 30 that will board the plane for New Zealand. Rory Best, Isaac Boss, Tommy Bowe, Tony Buckley, Tom Court, Sean Cronin, Leo Cullen, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Stephen Ferris, Jerry Flannery, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney, Denis Leamy, Fergus McFadden, Geordan Murphy, Conor Murray, Sean O'Brien, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Eoin Reddan, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Jonathan Sexton, Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace, David Wallace. Wales World Cup 30 *Sam Warburton will lead Wales in New Zealand after coach Warren Gatland confirmed the Cardiff Blues flanker as captain for the showpiece event. Forwards: Gethin Jenkins, Lloyd Burns, Huw Bennett, Ryan Bevington, Adam Jones, Paul James, Ken Owens, Craig Mitchell, Bradley Davies, Sam Warburton, Luke Charteris, Danny Lydiate, Toby Faletau, Ryan Jones, Alun-Wyn Jones, Andy Powell. Backs: Michael Phillips, Lloyd Williams, Tavis Knoyle, Jamie Roberts, James Hook, Jonathan Davies, Stephen Jones, Rhys Priestland, Scott Williams, Leigh Halfpenny, Lee Byrne, Aled Brew, Shane Williams, George North. Probable England squad *England manager Martin Johnson will unveil his 30-man squad for the Rugby World Cup on Monday with centre Riki Flutey and lock Hendre Fourie set to be excluded. Backs (13): Delon Armitage, Ben Foden, Chris Ashton, Mark Cueto, Matt Banahan, Shontayne Hape, Mike Tindall, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Toby Flood, Jonny Wilkinson, Joe Simpson, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs . Forwards: (17): Dan Cole, Alex Corbisiero, Andrew Sheridan, Matt Stevens, David Wilson, Dylan Hartley, Lee Mears, Steve Thompson, Louis Deacon, Courtney Lawes, Tom Palmer, Simon Shaw, Tom Croft, Nick Easter, James Haskell, Lewis Moody, Tom Wood . Possible omissions:Tim Payne, Paul Doran-Jones, George Chuter, Mouritz Botha, Joe Worsley, Chris Robshaw, Hendre Fourie, Thomas Waldrom, Charlie Hodgson, Riki Flutey, Ugo Monye, Charlie Sharples, James Simpson-Daniel, David Strettle, Danny Care (injured). Planet Rugby
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