Junior Kangaroos v France

[siv]

Looks like a Junior Kangaroo match v France has been added to the calender

Oct 25 at WIN stadium

Looks like a U23 Aussie team

 

[jim_57]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/07...ced-young-raiders-rewarded-for-improved-form/

1 Ryan Papenhuyzen - Melbourne Storm
2 Campbell Graham - South Sydney Rabbitohs
3 Curtis Scott - Melbourne Storm
4 Brad Parker - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
5 Reuben Garrick - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
6 Kalyn Ponga - Newcastle Knights
7 Brodie Croft - Melbourne Storm
8 Corey Horsburgh - Canberra Raiders
9 Reed Mahoney - Parramatta Eels
10 Thomas Flegler - Brisbane Broncos
11 David Fifita - Brisbane Broncos
12 Angus Crichton - Sydney Roosters
13 Victor Radley - Sydney Roosters
14 AJ Brimson - Gold Coast Titans
15 Nat Butcher - Sydney Roosters
16 Emre Guler - Canberra Raiders
17 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui - Melbourne Storm
18 Paul Momirovski - Wests Tigers

Even if France has bought a full strength team they wouldn't have been much chance. Could be a long night.

 

[Burns]

France will get destroyed

 

[Walter sobchak]

France will get destroyed

If they can keep the junior kangaroos to under 60 points I’d be very surprised.

 

[Coastbloke]

I really don't see the point of this game?
If France has the money for this farce, why not send a capable squad that might compete in the 9s..

 

[roughyedspud]

Can we not call this Aussie team the junior kangaroos please...the jnr kangaroos are u/19-20s

Back in the day under 23-24s would be called "colts"...well in Britain anyway...

 

[siv]

Do we know what sort of French team will be playing ?

 

[deluded pom?]

Can we not call this Aussie team the junior kangaroos please...the jnr kangaroos are u/19-20s

Back in the day under 23-24s would be called "colts"...well in Britain anyway...

I thought the Colts was under 19? They certainly were in Hull.

 

[morningstar]

Oh dear...

https://www.ffr13.fr/actualite-a-la...019🇨🇵-le-groupe-france-contre-laustralie-u23/

1 Lasvenes Thomas

2 Marguerite Gavin

3 Romano Arthur

4 Albert Vincent

5 Marcon Paul

6 Miloudi Hakim

7 Albert Lucas

8 Puech Maxime

9 Bouzinac Charles

10 Belmas Lambert

11 Seguier Paul

12 Dezaria Jordan

13 Navarrete Romain ( cap )

14 Jussaume Mathieu

15 Canet Bastien

16 Bartès Arnaud

17 Sangare Justin

18 Guasch Joan

19 Mourgue Arthur


20 Jouffret Louis

21 Khedimi Matthieu

 

[jim_57]

Oh dear...

https://www.ffr13.fr/actualite-a-la-une/tournee-australia-2019-le-groupe-france-contre-laustralie-u23/

1 Lasvenes Thomas

2 Marguerite Gavin

3 Romano Arthur

4 Albert Vincent

5 Marcon Paul

6 Miloudi Hakim

7 Albert Lucas

8 Puech Maxime

9 Bouzinac Charles

10 Belmas Lambert

11 Seguier Paul

12 Dezaria Jordan

13 Navarrete Romain ( cap )

14 Jussaume Mathieu

15 Canet Bastien

16 Bartès Arnaud

17 Sangare Justin

18 Guasch Joan

19 Mourgue Arthur


20 Jouffret Louis

21 Khedimi Matthieu

Why did they bother?

 

[jim_57]

I know "B team" gets thrown out there a lot when there are a lot of players out but that would legitimately barely pass as a France "Knights" team. Arguably maybe 2-3 of those would make a full strength French 17.

 

[adamkungl]

I really don't see the point of this game?
If France has the money for this farce, why not send a capable squad that might compete in the 9s..

Agreed.

Utterly bonkers to spend what must be in the range of $150,000-$200,000 on such a half-arsed tour.

As I said earlier... no wonder Baitieri quit.

 

[adamkungl]

I know "B team" gets thrown out there a lot when there are a lot of players out but that would legitimately barely pass as a France "Knights" team. Arguably maybe 2-3 of those would make a full strength French 17.

Arguably?

3 were in the World Cup squad.

 

[jim_57]

Arguably?

3 were in the World Cup squad.

Which was far from full strength too from memory. Although I'm not sure I've ever actually seen France "full strength", it could just be an urban legend.

 

[Storm13]

Did Navarrette fly all this way to Australia for this match????

So so so hard to be a fan of French rugby league where they consistently keep shooting themselves in the dick.

The most promising half didn't make the seventeen for Miloudi. 60+ for the Kangaroos

 

[Springs09]

Which was far from full strength too from memory. Although I'm not sure I've ever actually seen France "full strength", it could just be an urban legend.

There's always 5+ players out even for the biggest tournaments. For one-offs usually the whole team is out. This team matches some of the teams they've put out against England and lost by 70+

 

[adamkungl]

Which was far from full strength too from memory. Although I'm not sure I've ever actually seen France "full strength", it could just be an urban legend.

Yep.
I mean they have a fairly small SL player pool so maybe injuries have a bigger effect than we give credit for.

But tbh their best players like Gigot and Fages barely seem interested in playing for them

 

[Storm13]

Yep.
I mean they have a fairly small SL player pool so maybe injuries have a bigger effect than we give credit for.

But tbh their best players like Gigot and Fages barely seem interested in playing for them

They played last year in the qualifiers and the whole team got worse each game played. They need a top coach like Robinson to unite them all for a common goal of getting the French back to the top.

 

[adamkungl]

They played last year in the qualifiers and the whole team got worse each game played. They need a top coach like Robinson to unite them all for a common goal of getting the French back to the top.

I thought they were pretty good in the qualifiers? They pissed it in. A surprisingly not disappointing year for the French

 

[adamkungl]

give me this side against an Aus U23s

Tony Gigot, Morgan Escare, Bastien Ader, Hakim Miloudi, Paul Marcon, Lucas Albert, Theo Fages, Romain Navarette, Alrix da Costa, Jason Baitieri, Benjamin Jullien, Rhys Curran, Mickael Goudemand

Subs: (all used) Thibaud Margalet, Bastien Escamilla, Lambert Belmas, Stanislas Robin