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Absence of French stars draws fire in New Zealand
Bangkok Post
|July 02, 2025
An understrength and unapologetic France kick off their three-Test tour of New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday, offering a Gallic shrug to a host nation raging at the absence of some of the Six Nations champions’ top players.
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France coach Fabien Galthie picked 17 uncapped players in his squad of 37, with a slew of senior figures rested from the Dunedin opener due to the Top 14 championship match last Saturday.
Galthie may reinforce his Gael Fickou-captained squad for the final Tests in Wellington and Hamilton with up to five players from the Top 14 finalists, Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles.
That could bring fullback Thomas Ramos, lock Thibaud Flament and wingers Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey into the mix.
But fly-half Romain Ntamack is unlikely to feature after having knee surgery in the wake of Toulouse’s triumph, while scrum-half Antoine Dupont has been sidelined with an ACL injury since the Six Nations in March.
They would add to an absentee list which includes loose forwards Gregory Alldritt and Paul Boudehent, and prop Jean-Baptiste Gros.
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