Laurent Frayssinous confirms 20-man France squad to face England

France coach Laurent Frayssinous has named his 20-man squad that will face England this weekend, with 10 players from Catalans involved.

The bulk of the squad is made up of players from Catalans Dragons, France’s only current representative in Super League.

Toulouse, who suffered relegation from Super League to the Championship last season, have three players involved in the shape of Paul Marcon, Anthony Marion and Mathieu Jussaume.

There are three players from the French Elite 1 Championship included. Pia duo Benjamin Jullien and Florian Vailhen have been named alongside St-Esteve’s Romain Franco.

Also in the French squad are four players who are currently plying their trade in England – Mathieu Cozza (Featherstone), Louis Jouffret (Halifax), Samisoni Langi (Wakefield) and Justin Sangare (Leeds).

France squad to face England

Tiaki Chan (Catalans)

Mathieu Cozza (Featherstone)

Jordan Dezaria (Catalans)

Romain Franco (St-Esteve)

Mickael Goudemand (Catalans)

Louis Jouffret (Halifax)

Benjamin Jullien (Pia)

Mathieu Jussaume (Toulouse)

Matthieu Laguerre (Catalans)

Samisoni Langi (Wakefield)

Paul Marcon (Toulouse)

Anthony Marion (Toulouse)

Arthur Mourgue (Catalans)

Arthur Romano (Catalans)

Cesar Rouge (Catalans)

Justin Sangare (Leeds)

Bastien Scimone (Catalans)

Ugo Tison (Catalans)

Florian Vailhen (Pia)

Tanguy Zenon (Catalans)

Laurent Frayssinous on his squad selection

He said: “It’s a young and quality group that will face England on Saturday at Warrington.

“I am very enthusiastic about the idea of ​​working with players, some of whom took part in the last World Cup and others who will experience our environment for the first time.

“They will be able to blend into the mould of what we have put in place in recent years.

“The unavailability of certain senior players will give the opportunity to younger profiles to represent their country and I am impatient and very excited to work with them on a daily basis for this match on Saturday.

“The objective of this test match is to continue to earn the respect of England but also to start building for the big deadlines that await us such as the European Championship at the end of the year and of course the World 2025.”

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