20 of the 24 player squad taken from Dragons and Toulouse, inevitably.

Lambert Belmas (TO)
Alrix Da Costa (Dragons)
Jordan Dezaria (Dragons)
Morgan Escaré (Salford)
Benjamin Garcia (Captain) (Dragons)
Tony Gigot (TO)
Mickaël Goudemand (Dragons)
Benjamin Jullien (Dragons)
Matthieu Laguerre (Dragons)
Samisoni Langi (Dragons)
Corentin Le Cam (Dragons)
Paul Marcon (TO)
Anthony Marion (TO)
Arthur Mourgue (Dragons)
Eloi Pelissier (TO)
Maxime Puech (Albi)
Arthur Romano (Dragons)
César Rougé (Dragons)
Justin Sangaré (TO)
Paul Séguier (Dragons)
Gadwin Springer (Featherstone Rovers)
Maxime Stefani (TO)
Louis Jouffret (Halifax)
Fouad Yaha (Dragons)

What we saying constitutes success then? Getting out of the group, winning a game?

Tyrone May in for Samoa.

Napa in for Cook Islands.

McMeeken and McIlorum for England, alongside captain Samkins

That's Tyrone May's world cup over. Dislocated hip.

Relatively comfortable I suppose.

Good start for the French.

Bigger tests to come of course.

If nowt else, the kits are lush

Well we gave em a scare for a bit. Got to go beat Samoa now

France looked lively for a period before half time.

Any team with Eloi, Arthur and Tone would be hard not to attack.

This is the big one ! allez les Blues