Sport The young second line of Australian origin Emmanuel Meafou will train with the 15 of France this week.
While the unselected Top 14 players are enjoying a well-deserved rest period, others are joining the ranks of the national teams. Among them, we generally find players selectable for the XV of France, but everything is not always so simple. Indeed, the Australian Emmanuel Meafou was called by Fabien Galthié to take part in the preparation of the Blues this week. This group of 42 players will prepare for the upcoming match against Wales this Saturday March 18 at the Stade de France at 3:45 p.m.
15 from France. Rugby. But in fact, does Meafou (Stade Toulousain) really interest Australia?
However, the massive forward of Stade Toulousain will not be able to play this meeting. For good reason, he is still ineligible for the XV of France. Nevertheless, this stance sends a strong message to players and other selections who would like to hire his services: no, Meafou is not a heart to take and he already knows that he will carry the rooster over the latter in the months to come.Thus, he will only know the lawns of Marcoussis for a week, for that of Saint-Denis, he must wait a little longer. At the same time, here is the total list of 42 players called up to prepare for the last match of this 2023 6 Nations Tournament, according toan official press release from the FFR :
- ANTHONY Winnie
- BOUDEHENT Paul
- HEGUY Baptiste
- LAVAULT Thomas
- NEWS Emmanuel
- STUPID Yoan
- VERGNES-TAILLEFER Bastien
- ZEGUEUR Sacha
- BARASSI Pierre-Louis
- BERDEU Léo
- BOUTHIER Anthony
- DARMON Thomas
- HASTOY Antoine
- LEBEL Matthis
- REYBIER Enzo
Sport Meafou, a blue future taking shape
In the columns of Noon Olympic, we learned this last month that a French passport in the name of Emmanuel Meafou was about to see the light of day. Arrived in France at the end of 2018, he must respect the period of five years of consecutive residence on the territory to represent the XV of France. For Rugby Ramathe latter had said this, less than a year ago: “I want to play at the highest level and I’ve been here for over three years so I would really like to play for Les Bleus. If the opportunity arises, I would say yes without hesitation, but before that I have to focus on Toulouse and perform well there.”
Powerful number 5, the young player of Samoan origin represents a profile that is rare in French rugby. Hard on impact, greedy on the ball and often available to break defenses, he could enter future rotations of the XV of France in order to replace profiles at the end of their careers like Paul Willemse or Romain Taofifenua. These two executives of the tricolor selection will be 31 and 33 years old respectively at the end of 2023.
RUGBY. AUSTRALIA. Eddie Jones tries to convince Emmanuel Meafou, he takes a stop
