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Emmanuel Meafou one of four France squad members in Toulouse team

Injury has sidelined Emmanuel Meafou (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Toulouse have selected four members of France’s 34-player squad in their team to play Castres on Saturday in the Top 14, including second row duo Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou.

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Fabien Galthie named his 34-player squad on Thursday that will assemble next week in preparation for their trip to Wales in round four of the Guinness Six Nations.

Both Flament and Meafou will be part of the squad after missing the first three rounds of the Championship with a foot and knee injury, respectively.

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They were not part of the 19-player squad that was retained by France this week during the fallow week though, so they will feature against Castres at the Stade Ernest-Wallon alongside fellow squad members winger Matthis Lebel and centre Pierre-Louis Barassi.

Of the four France squad members in the Toulouse team, Flament is the only one who will start on the bench, as he is returning from a long spell out.

The 145kg Meafou is edging towards his France debut after qualifying at the end of 2023 and, alongside Flament, will help resolve a mini-crisis in the second row for Les Bleus.

Fortunately for Galthie, he has plenty of options to choose from in the lock department despite injuries and suspensions.

This has led to 19-year-old Posolo Tuilagi breaking into the France squad, which means the rugby world is edging closer towards a Meafou – Tuilagi second row partnership, which will be just shy of 300kg.

France Squad
Forwards
ABADIE Esteban (RC Toulon)
ALDEGHERI Dorian (Stade Toulousain)
ALLDRITT Grégory (capitaine) (Stade Rochelais)
ATONIO Uini (Stade Rochelais)
BAILLE Cyril (Stade Toulousain)
BOUDEHENT Paul (Stade Rochelais)
COLOMBE Georges-Henri (Stade Rochelais)
CROS François (Stade Toulousain)
FLAMENT Thibaud (Stade Toulousain)
LAMOTHE Maxime (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
MARCHAND Julien (Stade Toulousain)
MAUVAKA Peato (Stade Toulousain)
MEAFOU Emmanuel (Stade Toulousain)
OLLIVON Charles (RC Toulon)
PRISO Dany (RC Toulon)
ROUMAT Alexandre (Stade Toulousain)
TAOFIFENUA Romain (Lyon OU Rugby)
TAOFIFENUA Sébastien (Lyon OU Rugby)
TUILAGI Posolo (USA Perpignan)
WOKI Cameron (Racing 92)

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Backs
BARASSI Pierre-Louis (Stade Toulousain)
BARRÉ Léo (Stade Français)
BIELLE-BIARREY Louis (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
DEPOORTERE Nicolas (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
FICKOU Gaël (Racing 92)
GAILLETON Emilien (Section Paloise)
GIBERT Antoine (Racing 92)
HASTOY Antoine (Stade Rochelais)
LE GARREC Nolann (Racing 92)
LEBEL Matthis (Stade Toulousain)
LUCU Maxime (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
MOEFANA Yoram (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
PENAUD Damian (Union Bordeaux Bègles)
RAMOS Thomas (Stade Toulousain)

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MF 11 minutes ago
'Lightweight' Premiership not preparing England players for Test rugby

Where this argument falls down, is that many of the Boks ply their trade in Japan, hardly comparable to the English Prem in intensity let alone the Top 14. Yet, the Bok players return to the international fold, hardened and as we saw, ready to play. Its a mindset as much as a lighter weight competition.

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ruckaa 16 minutes ago
Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

you would know your husband slaps you like the little batch you are

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ruckaa 24 minutes ago
Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

if you havnt noticed by now players overeacting by the slightest touch to their head well yes ignorance is bliss and as far almost ejeculating when the irish did something well it becomes a suckful sleazy way of playin homo rugby and that goes for all countries with players who do this shit one um fukum

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Nickers 37 minutes ago
Two former All Blacks clash on success of 2024 campaign

Yes worryingly similar to Foster in that regard. Incumbents only get replaced when they get injured. Agree about Havili, and I will add Blackadder, Jacobson, Papalii and possibly ALB to the list too. The new generation are knocking the door down, and the incumbents need to respond by upping their game or the coaches need to respond by selecting the best/in form players.

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AD 38 minutes ago
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

Aye

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AD 39 minutes ago
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

He won a steal for the Tahs around 2014 standing at the front and shooting up one long arm and caught it in the palm of one hand. Similar to LSL takes on Sunday

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Tk 40 minutes ago
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Two players who haven't always been first choice in their positions but have embodied the "team first" attitude and have always been there when needed.

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Nickers 44 minutes ago
Scott Robertson addresses Finau and Barrett injuries after France loss

I rewatched it and agree it's not all Reiko's fault, the camera angle is not that clear for the quality of the pass but BB and Reiko/ALB are both looking at different options and everyone gets confused at the crucial moment.


Agree about Reece but I don't think Ioane is the answer there.


The odds are not in Manu's favour. Very few (if any) successful converts at his age, and definitely not into the midfield. Way more likely to the next RTS or Benji Marshall than SBW. I'm looking forward to Liecester's return. Hopefully he can stay fit. Always seems to find a way to get injured when it's ABs time.

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Tk 45 minutes ago
Two former All Blacks clash on success of 2024 campaign

New coaches with new philosophy and systems, plus world cup cycle player churn. This year was always going to be tough and I have higher hopes for next year. Yes we have also blooded a number of exciting new players but they all have only been used due to injuries to incumbents. David Havili will not win us a world cup but has a squad spot. 10, 12 & 13 is right now our weakness. Let's see Jacomb, Lam and Proctor. If Richie and Leicester come back great, but give the next generation a chance to shine and gain experience

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Bull Shark 49 minutes ago
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Terrifying.

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

"Some just satisfy themselves with 'Oh he can't jump at the lineout'". They do, but they are part of a group that has not watched Skelton play at all for La Rochelle. He is rarely used, but when he does jump, he is rock solid taking the ball. He has great hands. Classic example is the final mins. of La Rochelle's win in Dublin in the Cup Final of 22/23. From memory he was used as a jumper 3 times in those closing mins.

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Nickers 1 hour ago
Two former All Blacks clash on success of 2024 campaign

They are both right.


Some outstanding talent coming through but very mixed results. Fairly poor against England and lucky to get the result. We looked way better vs. Ireland and France but in both games left at least 2 tries out there.


The takeaway from this season is to back guys who are in form and dominating over undercooked/underperforming incumbents regardless of their age.

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
The Joe Schmidt verdict on Samu Kerevi's marred milestone

I admire Samu greatly, rate him highly. But that was a careless tackle, there was significant head contact. I would expect him to face suspension.

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Nickers 1 hour ago
Scott Robertson addresses Finau and Barrett injuries after France loss

The one around 77 mins when Reiko knocked on.


But actually having rewatched it again I think Barrett is on a different page to Reiko and ALB. Reiko was running a nice line to hold the inside defender, and ALB put himself in a good spot to get the cut out pass, draw Fikou then hit Sititi -> Clark on the overlap. Definitely the best option considering it's a 4 on 3 with 12 of the French team condensed into about 20m on the other side of the field and scrambling hard - the try is on if we beat them to the corner.


I think Barrett spotted the mismatch with Reiko vs. one of their massive forwards (the inside defender) and wanted him to hit the gap off his shoulder and beat him. In the end Barrett gives the pass for what he wants Reiko to do, but as ALB had picked a different line it's not clear who should receive the pass as both player are essentially in the same space.


Having said that the forward who is defending out there makes such a bad read and covers ALB even though Fikou is already marking him, and Reiko walks through that gap if he catches the ball. With Sititi and Clark outside him I would back them to beat the scramble from there.

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'

Yes, I would need to look more closely at more of EdG's games, closer true analysis. No doubt he is a very good player.

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SK 1 hour ago
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

Great effort from Skelton. Shows what he can add and how important he is to giving the Wallabies go forward. He is a class operator and deserves credit. Joe Schmidt is starting to see the value of integrating overseas based players into the squad. It seems as though he has built a good core of players who are currently plying their trade in Super Rugby. These guys have come through after a difficult Rugby Championship. It seems like he has got them working according to his systems and ideas now and they are looking more and more solid each weak. He will need to really steel them for the clash against Scotland. Winning in Murrayfield would make this tour a fantastic success. Even if they dont win the grand slam they would have won 75% on the year end tour which was unthinkable before they embarked on this journey. Even 50% with the two wins in the bag is a sign of palpable progress. The Wallabies have come a long way. Wales and England have taken several steps backwards into Rugby purgatory. The next two weeks will be a real test of Wallbies mettle

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

"He is a clown." And sadly an Australian...the shame of it !

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

Your stats. to back that up, MP ?

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

This is a disgraceful by Steve Deveine. Actually quite unhinged, attacking the whole Irish team, and their ethos. Also in the current correct drive to prtect players from head injury, this is the comment of a prehistoric dinosaur.


However I do believe Crowley should have gone off for an HIA...it was a significant impact.

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PM 1 hour ago
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

Is that official yet? That La Rochelle won't let him play?


Either way, he's such a weapon. I think among the giant 2nd rowers Meafoo has the most explosive power on the move but Will has more from a standing start, in the upper body, for mauls and ruck destruction.


I bet Ireland are really hoping he doesn't play

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