France’s most capped prop Sylvain Marconnet finds no place in coach Marc Lievremont’s 30 man strong roster for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Marconnet, who also missed the 2007 RWC due to injury, said he was devastated by Lievremont’s decision. Lievremont made the announcement regarding his 2011 RWC squad in Dublin on August 21, 2011.
There is also no place for Thomas Domingo and Sebastien Chabal.
oulouse flanker Thierry Dusautoir will captain France at RWC 2011.
France’s opening game at Rugby World Cup 2011 is against Tonga.
France Rugby World Cup Squad ( 30 man French roster)
Forwards (17): Fabien Barcella (Biarritz), Jean-Baptiste Poux (Toulouse), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Luc Ducalcon (Castres), William Servat (Toulouse), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Français), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Pascal Papé (Stade Français), Julien Pierre (Clermont), Romain Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), Lionel Nallet (Racing-Métro), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Raphaël Lakafia (Biarritz), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)
Backs (13): Morgan Parra (Clermont), Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz), David Skrela (Clermont), François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Fabrice Estebanez (Brive), Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), David Marty (Perpignan), Aurélien Rougerie (Clermont), Maxime Médard (Toulouse), Alexis Palisson (Brive), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Cédric Heymans (Bayonne), Damien Traille (Biarritz)