Atonio and Tix will be called in for reinforcement

Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Monday November 4, 2024 at 4:27 p.m.

According to information from L'Equipe, Régis Montagne and Joshua Brennan are forced to withdraw following preparation for Saturday's France-Japan match. They are replaced by Uini Atonio and Killian Tixeront.

Four days before the match between France and Japan, the first test of the Autumn Tour, at the Stade de France, two changes should be noted within the group of 42 players selected by Fabien Galthié to prepare for the match. The Team revealed this Monday afternoon that two players who had been released in the middle of the week to play in the Top 14, were injured with their club and will therefore not be reunited with Marcoussis. They are Joshua Brennan and Régis Montagne. The second row from Toulouse, aged 22, hoped to honor his first cap against the Cherry Blossoms, but that will be postponed. He was indeed hit in the orbital floor during the defeat in Bayonne on Sunday evening. The injury to Clermont's right pillar Régis Montagne (24), who also dreamed of a first cap, was not specified.

Atonio is better

To replace Montagne, Fabien Galthié decided to call a rock, Uini Atonio, the 34-year-old pillar with 60 caps. Slightly injured in a calf, he was left to rest by the coach, so that he would be ready for the most important match of this Tour, against New Zealand, on November 16 at the Stade de France. Finally, the Rochelais will find Marcoussis earlier than expected, it remains to be seen whether he will appear on the scoresheet against Japan. To replace Brennan, Montagne's teammate, Killian Tixeront, was called in as reinforcement. The 22-year-old third row from Clermont has one selection with the Blues. It was last July, during the second match against Argentina.

The list of 42:
Advantages: Grégory Alldritt, Gaëtan Barlot, Pierre Bochaton, Paul Boudehent, Killian Tixeront, Georges-Henri Colombe, François Cros, Thibaud Flament, Marko Gazzotti, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Mickaël Guillard, Anthony Jelonch, Julien Marchand, Emmanuel Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Mekaufou Atonio, Lenni Nouchi, Charles Ollivon, Alexandre Roumat, Romain Taofifenua, Sébastien Taofifenua, Tevita Tatafu, Reda Wardi

Three-quarters: Théo Attissogbe, Léo Barré, Léo Berdeu, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Romain Buros, Paul Costes, Léon Darricarrère, Antoine Dupont, Gaël Fickou, Antoine Frisch, Emilien Gailleton, Matthieu Jalibert, Mathis Lebel, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moef, Damian Penaud, Thomas Ramos, Baptiste Serin, Gabin Villière