France v Jamaica - RLWC2026 Qualifiers

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[Foreign Legion]

France squad named for World Cup play-off with Hull KR, Wigan Warriors and Wakefield Trinity men included - Serious About Rugby League

France head coach Laurent Frayssinous has named a 26-man squad for next month’s Rugby League World Cup qualifier showdown. The French take on Jamaica for a spot at next year’s World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea and Frayssinous has named a strong squad for the clash, which will be held...

www.seriousaboutrl.com

 

[Taking The Two]

Some real dross in that France side. A real indicator that the pathways there have fallen off a cliff.

 

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14 players from Super League Dragons Catalans
5 from Championship Toulouse Olympique
4 from others SL teams Chan (Wigan), Cozza (Wakefield), Mourgue (Hull KR), Sangaré (Salford)
1 from Super XIII Albert (Carcassonne)
1 australian with french father Louis Grossemy (The Knock-on Effect NSW Cup Bulldogs)
1 french playing in Australia Enzo Griffier (Jerse Flegg Cup Roosters)

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[Coastbloke]

Some real dross in that France side. A real indicator that the pathways there have fallen off a cliff.

Could you name your preferred side so us unwashed can see what we’re missing?

 

[Coastbloke]

The opposed session will be good for the French, but honestly there should have at least been a match against the Emus..

 

[Warriors Fever]

Mourge is arguably second best fullback in super league so there’s that. Enjoyed watching his highlights for hull kr this year.

 

[RL The greatest game]

A lot of credit must go to the Jamacian Rugby League where the game is progressing and hopefully this will make more young people there take up our game, but i think France will win this, but come the world cup after this one it could be a different story.

 

[Taking The Two]

Could you name your preferred side so us unwashed can see what we’re missing?

That’s probably France’s strongest side, or at least very close to it, which really shows the drop in quality of French players in the game.

 

[Foreign Legion]

France vs Jamaïque sera retransmis sur France 3

L'équipe de France affrontera la Jamaïque le 25 octobre prochain pour une place à la prochaine Coupe du monde.

treizemondial.fr

 

[Perth Red]

Morgue will tear Jamaica apart

 

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[England87]

Some real dross in that France side. A real indicator that the pathways there have fallen off a cliff.

Have you watched any of these guys play or?

Morgue is a top 3 Full Back in Super League.

Aispuro Bichet can be absolute class on his best day.

Garcia, Romano, Bousquet & Belmas would get a start for most Super League teams

Sangare was a monster for Salford this year.

Da Costa has had a decent season

France is the only country outside of the big 3 that actually produces and develops rugby league players plus they have bugger all resources and no money to splash.

Unlike every other Rugby League nation who relies on NRL systems and granddads passport to field a team, they are doing gods work to keep the proper international game alive.

With Toulouse in Super League next season there will be a minimum of 20-25 french players getting a run in first grade every week.

Are there 25 PNG developed (Not NRL developed PNG qualified) running about? No

Are there a combined 25 players from your Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Timbuktoo playing NRL? no and there will not be within our lifetime.

The current French team would put 40 points on the Elite dominated squads of 2008 - 2018. They are batting way above their weight at this point.

 

[Taking The Two]

Have you watched any of these guys play or?

Morgue is a top 3 Full Back in Super League.

Aispuro Bichet can be absolute class on his best day.

Garcia, Romano, Bousquet & Belmas would get a start for most Super League teams

Sangare was a monster for Salford this year.

Da Costa has had a decent season

France is the only country outside of the big 3 that actually produces and develops rugby league players plus they have bugger all resources and no money to splash.

Unlike every other Rugby League nation who relies on NRL systems and granddads passport to field a team, they are doing gods work to keep the proper international game alive.

With Toulouse in Super League next season there will be a minimum of 20-25 french players getting a run in first grade every week.

Are there 25 PNG developed (Not NRL developed PNG qualified) running about? No

Are there a combined 25 players from your Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Timbuktoo playing NRL? no and there will not be within our lifetime.

The current French team would put 40 points on the Elite dominated squads of 2008 - 2018. They are batting way above their weight at this point.

I have. They’re mostly dross.

Mourgue is their best player, GAB is terrible at the moment and should be nowhere near regular game time in Super League, Sangare has been at a bigger club in Leeds and failed and Da Costa has played in a crap Catalans side.

Let’s not talk up this French side as something it isn’t.

 

[England87]

You cant argue they are worse off now than what they were 3, 5, 7, 10 years ago.

 

[Taking The Two]

France have definitely had stronger squads and better players plying their trade in Super League than there are at present.

 

[England87]

Completely disagree. They have always had a class player like a Bosc or Gigot type since Catalans have been in Super League but no squad depth until recently.

 

[Taking The Two]

Hahah there is absolutely no squad depth there of any quality.

The days of Casty, Garcia, Bousquet, Baiteiri, Elima and Mounis (some of whom are now at the end of their careers) being replaced by the likes of Seguier, Le Cam, Cozza and Belmas is like going from a car to a bicycle with one wheel.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

That’s probably France’s strongest side, or at least very close to it, which really shows the drop in quality of French players in the game.

It is pretty much a squad full of professional players, which wasn't the case even a couple of decades ago

 

[Taking The Two]

It is pretty much a squad full of professional players, which wasn't the case even a couple of decades ago

Cool. Compared to, say, 10 years ago, that France squad is crap.