Trinh-Duc dropped from France World Cup squad
FRANCE coach Philippe Saint-Andre left out flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc from his 31-man World Cup squad announced yesterday, in favor of Frederic Michalak.
Saint-Andre has dropped four other players from his preliminary squad, axing Sebastien Vahaamahina, Xavier Chiocci, Loann Goujon and Remi Lamerat. Lamerat of Castres was dropped in favor of Toulouse center Gael Fickou and, while the front trio of Vahaamahina, Chiocci and Goujon were not expected to make the cut, Trinh-Duc’s absence comes as a surprise. Trinh-Duc is a casualty of the resurgence of Michalak, who became France’s all-time record points scorer during the 25-20 victory over England in Paris on Saturday. France hosts Scotland on September 5 in another warm-up, before it begins its World Cup campaign against Italy at Twickenham on September19.
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