NatWest 6 Nations Round 5 France Lionel Beauxis is the oldest player in this squad whilst Baptiste Couilloud is the youngest. This starting XV has 289 caps with a further 114 on the bench for a total of 403. Five players in this squad play their club rugby for Racing 92 whilst three play for Bordeaux-Bègles and three play for ASM Clermont Auvergne. Castres (2), La Rochelle (2), Lyon (2), Montpellier (2), Toulon (2), Stade Français (1) and Toulouse (1) are also represented. Matchday Squad Position Player Date of Birth Age Height (cm) Weight (kg) Caps 6N Debut Opponent 15 Benjamin Fall 29/04/1989 28 186 90 9 07-Feb-10 14 Gael Fickou 26/03/1994 23 190 99 34 16-Mar-13 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 17/09/1988 29 183 125 44 27-Feb-09 Wales 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou 16/09/1989 28 186 92 5 11-Feb-18 11 Remy Grosso 04/12/1988 29 188 103 3 23-Feb-18 10 Francois Trinh-Duc 11/11/1986 31 184 82 65 03-Feb-08 9 Maxime Machenaud 30/12/1988 29 173 82 35 03-Feb-13 1 Jefferson Poirot 01/11/1992 25 182 112 18 06-Feb-16 2 Adrien Pelissie 07/08/1990 27 181 110 4 03-Feb-18 3 Cedate Gomes Sa 07/08/1993 24 185 105 4 03-Feb-18 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina 21/10/1991 26 200 119 32 09-Mar-13 5 Paul Gabrillagues 03/06/1993 24 200 120 6 03-Feb-18 6 Yacouba Camara 02/06/1994 23 193 96 10 06-Feb-16 7 Wenceslas Lauret 28/03/1989 28 188 92 16 21-Feb-14 Wales 8 Marco Tauleigne 30/08/1993 24 191 111 4 03-Feb-18 16 Camille Chat 18/12/1995 22 178 98 10 13-Feb-16 17 Dany Priso 02/01/1994 24 182 110 3 03-Feb-18 18 Rabah Slimani 18/10/1989 28 178 112 45 01-Feb-14 19 Bernard Le Roux 04/06/1989 28 196 113 29 01-Feb-14 20 Mathieu Babillot 09/09/1993 24 190 106 0 - - 21 Baptiste Couilloud 22/07/1997 20 175 77 2 23-Feb-18 22 Lionel Beauxis 14/10/1985 32 180 86 23 03-Feb-07 23 Geoffrey Palis 08/07/1991 26 188 88 2 03-Feb-18
Team France Squad average age 26 years 265 days Starting XV average age 27 years 43 days Starting forwards average age 25 years 278 days Starting backs average age 28 years 245 days Squad average height (cm) 186 Starting XV average height (cm) 187 Starting forwards average height (cm) 190 Starting backs average height (cm) 184 Squad average weight (kg) 101 Starting XV average weight (kg) 103 Starting forwards average weight (kg) 108 Starting forwards total weight (kg) 865 Starting backs average weight (kg) 96 NatWest 6 Nations 2018 Appearance Data Name Appearances Starts Subs Total Mins Points Tries Adrien Pelissie 4 0 4 40 0 0 Anthony Belleau 2 0 2 61 2 0 Antoine Dupont 1 0 1 7 0 0 Arthur Iturria 2 2 0 140 0 0 Baptiste Couilloud 2 0 2 20 0 0 Baptiste Serin 1 0 1 40 6 0 Benjamin Fall 3 2 1 170 0 0 Bernard Le Roux 1 0 1 15 0 0 Cedate Gomes Sa 4 0 4 81 0 0 Dany Priso 3 0 3 61 0 0 Eddy Ben Arous 1 0 1 23 0 0 Francois Trinh-Duc 2 1 1 80 2 0 Gael Fickou 2 0 2 64 0 0 Geoffrey Doumayrou 3 3 0 225 0 0 Geoffrey Palis 2 2 0 160 0 0 Guilhem Guirado 4 4 0 280 0 0 Henry Chavancy 1 1 0 80 0 0 Hugo Bonneval 2 2 0 111 5 1 Jefferson Poirot 4 4 0 236 0 0 Kelian Galletier 2 0 2 39 0 0 Kevin Gourdon 1 1 0 80 0 0 Lionel Beauxis 3 2 1 150 3 0 Louis Picamoles 1 0 1 23 0 0 Marco Tauleigne 4 3 1 231 0 0 Mathieu Bastareaud 2 2 0 160 5 1 Matthieu Jalibert 1 1 0 29 0 0
Name Appearances Starts Subs Total Mins Points Tries Maxime Machenaud 4 4 0 253 45 0 Paul Gabrillagues 4 2 2 190 5 1 Rabah Slimani 4 4 0 239 0 0 Remy Grosso 2 2 0 160 0 0 Romain Taofifenua 1 0 1 15 0 0 Rémi Lamerat 2 2 0 160 0 0 Sebastien Vahaamahina 4 4 0 280 0 0 Teddy Thomas 2 2 0 160 15 3 Virimi Vakatawa 2 2 0 150 0 0 Wenceslas Lauret 4 4 0 291 0 0 Yacouba Camara 4 4 0 296 0 0 NatWest 6 Nations All-time Appearance Data All-time 6 Nations v Wales Name Apps Minutes Points Tries Apps Minutes Points Tries Adrien Pelissie 4 40 0 0 - - - - Baptiste Couilloud 2 20 0 0 - - - - Benjamin Fall 7 450 5 1 1 40 0 0 Bernard Le Roux 11 676 0 0 1 80 0 0 Camille Chat 5 69 0 0 2 27 0 0 Cedate Gomes Sa 4 81 0 0 - - - - Dany Priso 3 61 0 0 - - - - Francois Trinh-Duc 35 1751 20 2 8 312 7 1 Gael Fickou 19 960 20 4 3 104 0 0 Geoffrey Doumayrou 3 225 0 0 - - - - Geoffrey Palis 2 160 0 0 - - - - Jefferson Poirot 9 515 0 0 1 62 0 0 Lionel Beauxis 15 652 70 0 2 76 6 0 Marco Tauleigne 4 231 0 0 - - - - Mathieu Babillot - - - - - - - - Mathieu Bastareaud 25 1442 20 4 5 362 0 0 Maxime Machenaud 21 980 102 0 3 175 0 0 Paul Gabrillagues 4 190 5 1 - - - - Rabah Slimani 23 1089 5 1 3 189 0 0 Remy Grosso 2 160 0 0 - - - - Sebastien Vahaamahina 15 788 0 0 2 94 0 0 Wenceslas Lauret 11 707 0 0 2 160 0 0 Yacouba Camara 7 492 0 0 - - - -
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