Gael Fickou will captain an inexperienced France squad for his or her tour of New Zealand this summer season, the French rugby federation introduced on Tuesday.

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The reigning Six Nations champions can be lacking many senior gamers for the tour, comparable to Gregory Alldritt.

Coach Fabien Galthie has known as up 37 gamers for the three matches in opposition to New Zealand on July 5, 12 and 19.

However, the listing will possible develop by as much as 5 further gamers following Saturday’s Top 14 closing between Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles.

Fickou skippered the aspect for the pleasant victory over England final weekend, and, with 94 caps, the Racing 92 centre is probably the most skilled energetic French participant.

For the tour of New Zealand, the place France haven’t crushed the All Blacks since 2009, the 31-year-old can be tasked with bringing expertise to a squad that includes 28 gamers with fewer than 10 caps.

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Fickou can be joined by different worldwide veterans together with prop Rabah Slimani and second row Romain Taofifenua.

But various others are absent comparable to forwards Alldritt, Paul Boudehent and Jean-Baptiste Gros both by harm or the choice to relaxation them.

The squad might be bolstered with the addition of the likes of Romain Ntamack, Thomas Ramos, Thibaud Flament, Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey from the 2 Top 14 finalists.

Some of those gamers may fly to the southern hemisphere after the ultimate in the event that they haven’t already used up the quota of two,000 minutes performed over the entire season set by the nationwide crew.

However, Galthie has been in a position to depend on the gamers from defeated semi-finalists Bayonne and Toulon, notably Bayonne fly-half Joris Segonds, Toulon flanker Esteban Abadie and winger Gabin Villiere.

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France squad for New Zealand tour

Forwards : Esteban Abadie Hugo Auradou , Demba Bamba , Gaetan Barlot , Giorgi Beria , Pierre Bourgarit , Georges-Henri Colombe , Tyler Duguid , Baptiste Erdocio , Alexandre Fischer , Mickael Guillard , Matthias Halagahu , Paul Mallez , Guillaume Marchand , Regis Montagne , Rabah Slimani , Romain Taofifenua , Killian Tixeront , Jacobus Van Tonder , Theo William , Cameron Woki

Backs : Theo Attissogbe , Leo Barre , Leo Berdeu , Leon Darricarrere , Thibault Daubagna , Alivereti Duguivalu , Gael Fickou , Emilien Gailleton , Antoine Hastoy , Baptiste Jauneau , Nolann Le Garrec , Theo Millet , Joris Segonds , Tom Spring , Cheikh Tiberghien , Gabin Villiere

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