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Fit-again Penaud back in the mix for Grand Slam-chasing France
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France have chosen a 28-man training squad to prepare later this week for their March 8 Guinness Six Nations match away to Scotland.
The rejuvenated French remain the only country capable of winning the Grand Slam following their round three win away to Wales and previously unbeaten Ireland’s comprehensive loss to England.
Their big development heading into round four is the uncertainty of replacement hooker Camille Chat.
He shipped an injury during the Principality Stadium win and with his availability in doubt for Murrayfield, coach Fabien Galthie has opted to exclude him now rather than hope the injury comes right.
Jefferson Poirot, the prop excluded for the Cardiff trip, is back in the mix following an injury to Cyril Baille.
Also back is Clermont winger Damian Penaud, who missed the first tree rounds of the championship due to a pain in his calf.
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Not sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
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