FRANCE v ITALY Stadio Flaminio, Rome Saturday 21 March 2009 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Touch judges: 1 Stuart Dickinson (Australia) 2 Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
2009 RBS Six Nations 07.02.09 Ireland Dublin Lost 21-30 15-Poitrenaud 14-Medard 13-Fritz 12-Jauzion 11- Malzieu 10-Beauxis 9-Tillous-Borde 8Harinordoquy 7-Ouedraogo 6-Dusautoir 5-Chabal 4-Nallet © 3-Lecouls 2-Szarzewski 1-Faure Subs used: Mas, Kayser, Millo-Chluski, Parra, Picamoles, Heymans, Baby T: Harinordoquy, Medard C: Beauxis PG: Beauxis DG: Beauxis 2 14.02.09 Scotland Paris Won 22-13 15-Poitrenaud 14-Medard 13-Jauzion 12-Baby 11- Heymans 10-Beauxis 9-Tillous-Borde 8Harinordoquy 7-Ouedraogo 6-Dusautoir 5-Millo-Chluski 4-Nallet © 3-Mas 2-Szarzewski 1Barcella Subs used: Boyoud, Kayser, Mermoz, Chabal, Parra, Picamoles, Malzieu T: Ouedraogo C: Beauxis PG: Beauxis 5 27.02.09 Wales Paris Won 21-16 15-Medard 14-Malzieu 13-Bastareaud 12-Jauzion 11-Heymans 10-Baby 9-Parra 8Harinordoquy 7-Ouedraogo 6-Dusautoir 5-Chabal 4-Nallet © 3-Marconnet 2-Szarzewski 1Barcella Subs used: Trinh-Duc, Domingo, Millo-Chluski, Kayser, Tillous-Borde T: Dusautoir, Heymans C: Parra PG: Parra 3 15.03.09 England Twickenham Lost 10-34 15-Medard 14-Malzieu 13-Bastareaud 12-Jauzion 11-Heymans 10-Trinh-Duc 9-Parra 8Harinordoquy 7-Chabal 6-Dusautoir 5-Thion 4-Nallet © 3-Marconnet 2-Szarzewski 1-Faure Subs used: Fritz, Bonnaire, Traille, Domingo, Kayser, Tillous-Borde, Picamoles T: Szarzewski, Malzieu
TEAM v Italy After their heavy defeat at Twickenham, France make four changes and two positional switches to their starting line up to face Italy. Damien Traille comes in at full back, centre Florian Fritz returns after being suspended earlier in the Championship, the recalled Julien Bonnaire now starts again at flanker and Fabien Barcella comes in at prop. The two positional changes mean that Sebastien Chabal returns to lock from flanker, and Maxime Medard switches from full back to wing. Julien Malzieu, Mathieu Bastareaud and Jerome Thion are dropped to the bench, where Frederic Michalak returns, and prop Lionel Faure does not make the 22.
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Damien Traille (Biarritz Olympique) 12.06.79 1.93m 102kgs 68th cap (if he plays) - 12T 8C 12PG 1DG = 115pts Debut: 2001 v SA 7th test v Italy – 3T (2T in 2003, 1T in 2002) 1PG (2004) = 18pts Last test at full back in the RWC2007 semi v England – Josh Lewsey early try Recalled for Twickenham 2009 after good club form, previous caps as sub in 2 Autumn series tests 2008 5 games at RWC 2007 – first three in centre, then 2 at full back including mishap in semi v England Can play fly-half, centre and full back 5th season at Biarritz, won 2005 and 2006 French Club Championships in first two seasons, club now improving again Began senior career at Pau, whom he played for from 1997 to 2004 in the 1st XV, father Rene played for France A. Won 2000 European Challenge Cup medal Integral part of Grand Slam XV’s of 2002 and 2004 playing all 10 games, then added 2006 and 2007 RBS 6 Nations medals
Maxime Medard (Stade Toulousain) 16.11.86 1.80m 88kgs 8th cap – 2T 1DG = 13pts Debut: 2008 v Argentina 1st test v Italy Wins 8th successive cap, 3rd cap on wing, won 5 caps at full back Came into the team at full back for the 3 Autumn Series tests with debut against Argentina, then played first two RBS Six Nations tests on wing Helped Toulouse win the 2008 Championship with 14T, second on the Championship scoring lists Is from the Toulouse academy, joined in 2004, and was in the French team under Lievremont that won the IRB World Junior Cup in 2006 Has come through at Toulouse after injuries to Vincent Clerc, Yannick Jauzion and Clement Poitrenaud and won 2008 Championship medal
Florian Fritz (Stade Toulousain) 17.01.84 1.78m 96kgs 16th cap – 3T 2DG = 21pts Debut: 2005 v South Africa 2nd test v Italy – no pts Back after suspension v Ireland for punching, sub at Twickenham Had been recalled for first time in 26 tests against Ireland 2009 and cited – he previously played for France v Italy in the opening 2007 Six Nations match. Had played 9 of 10 tests for France in 2006 Test debut on 2005 summer tour, he replaced then club mate Benoit Baby, and French Young Player of the Year 2005 Came through with the club team that won the 2005 Heineken Cup. Joined Toulouse in summer 2004 from Bourgoin, and won Heineken Cup in first season, and recovered fine form in 2008 Championship win Monitored through the France U21 and A system
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Yannick Jauzion (Stade Toulousain) 28.07.78 1.92m 105kgs 60th cap - 17T 1DG = 88pts Debut: 2001 v S Africa 5th test v Italy – 3T = 15pts (2005, 2007, 2008) Only played v Italy and Wales in 2008 Six Nations after hand injury, missed summer tour due to club commitments (won 2008 Championship) but has played all tests since (8th successive start) 2005 French Player of the Year, has had niggling injury problems since RWC2003 – one of the stars of the French side, he played 4 games and scored 3T in the opener v Fiji. First Six Nations season was in 2004 Grand Slam XV. Missed 2006 RBS 6 Nations through injury but added 2007 RBS 6 Nations medal to the haul. Heineken Cup win in 2003 in first season with Toulouse, then won again in 2005 – played originally for Colomiers, who are in the Toulouse suburbs, from 2000-02
Cedric Heymans (Stade Toulousain) 20.07.78 1.80m 96kgs 49th cap – 13T = 65pts Debut: 2000 v Italy 4th test v Italy – 1T = 5pts (2007) Started first three RBS 6 Nations tests 2008 at full back, reverted back to left wing for 2008 Autumn series – wins 8th consecutive cap with 7th start on wing Played full back in the RWC2007 warm-up v Wales, and the RWC opener v Argentina (12-17) then went back to the wing to play 4 more times in the RWC event – 1T v Namibia Born at Brive, played senior rugby for Agen, and moved to Toulouse in 1998. Now in 11th season with the Toulouse club, and can play in all three-quarter positions. Part of 2004 Grand Slam, and 2006 and 2007 Six Nations wins French championship medals in 1999 and 2001 and 2008, Heineken Cup winning squads 2003 and 2005
Francois Trinh-Duc (RC Montpellier-Herault) 11.11.86 1.83m 85kgs 10th cap – 1T 1C 1PG = 10pts Debut: 2008 v Scotland 2nd test v Italy – no pts 10th cap, 7th start for France since 2008 debut Missed the last 5 tests of 2008 for France before recall v Wales 2009 after Beauxis injured hip v Toulon in Top 14 on 19.02; Trinh-Duc had been injured for 2008 autumn series In the recent French U21 side that was coached by Marc Lievremont. Was the only one of 13 new French caps in the 2008 RBS 6 Nations to play every game He has been at Montpellier since mini-rugby days, and broke through at the end of 2006-07 when he helped his club stave off relegation from Top 14. Just 41 games in Top 14 but impressing Originally a scrum-half, moved to fly-half when he grew in size Grandfather from Vietnam (Saigon) Montpellier opened their youth section in 1999, with a specific project for young players, and 4 of the club team have been in recent national squads Page 3 of 11
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Morgan Parra (CS Bourgoin-Jallieu) 15.11.88 1.81m 77kgs 9th cap – 1C 4PG = 14pts Debut: 2008 v Scotland st 1 test v Italy rd 3 half back pairing with Trinh-Duc – others were England 2008 & 2009 Had formed 9th half back pairing in previous 13 France tests with Benoit Baby v Wales 2009 4th test start after England 2008 & 2009, Wales 2009 Played in first 3 Six Nations tests 2008 with PG v England Like Frederic Michalak and J-B Elissalde he can play in either half-back position and was four days older than Michalak when debuting v Scotland 2008 aged 19. Youngest French international is Claude Dourthe at 18y 7d in 1966 v Romania Is from Metz and played junior rugby for Metz and Dijon, and was at the French youth academy at Marcoussis before joining Bourgoin Club debut in Nov 2006 v Agen, and originally No2 to the international fly half Benjamin Boyet, so switched to scrum half Will move to Clermont Auvergne in summer 2009
Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz Olympique) 20.02.80 1.92m 105kgs th 56 cap – 11T = 55pts Debut: 2002 v Wales 4th test v Italy – 2T = 10pts (2T in 2004) Missed 2008 Six Nations, but back for 2008 summer tour and autumn series – 10th successive test Only played 3 of 22 tests in 2005 and 2006 after injuries Grand Slam XV 2002 (4 games and try v England in 20-15 win) and 2004 (4T in 4 games – was equal top try scorer in tournament). Added 2007 Six Nations medal Played for France A v Italy A in 2002 in first match of series, then went into full squad and came in for suspended Olivier Magne against Wales and initially held place RWC2003 – 4 games and 3T (1T v Fiji, Scotland and Ireland in his first 3 games of event). 5 games at RWC2007 Played tests in all 3 back row positions. Is the former French national U21 captain. Moved to Biarritz from Pau in summer 2004, and won 2005 and 2006 French championship medals, and has returned to form.
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Julien Bonnaire (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 20.09.78 1.93m 100kgs 44th cap – 6T = 30pts Debut: 2004 v Scotland 5th test v Italy – no pts Missed 9 tests before squad recall at Twickenham – this is his first start for exactly one year Had taken a back seat during the Lievremont rebuilding but played all 2008 RBS 6 Nations games, not capped again until 2009 Very useful RWC2007 campaign, played 6 of the 7 games, and scored tries v Namibia and Georgia Originally gained regular place against the 2004 Grand Slam back row of Betsen, Magne and Harinordoquy. Debut in 2004 Grand Slam team, added 2006 and 2007 RBS 6 Nations winners medals Played in all back row positions in all of the 2005-08 calendar years Before 2007 summer tour to NZ when rested, he had played in 28 of the previous 30 tests (there was a three game gap between 1st and 2nd caps). Born near Bourgoin-Jallieu, he played for junior side St Savin (10kms north of the town) until joining the Bourgoin club in 1999, on the recommendation of former international Marc Cecillon (now jailed), who also started at St-Savin. First XV from 2001. Moved to Clermont-Auvergne after RWC2007
Thierry Dusautoir (Stade Toulousain) 18.11.81 1.88m 95kgs 22nd cap – 4T = 20pts Debut: 2006 v Romania 1st test v Italy 12th cap in last 15 France games after fine RWC2007 Into the RWC2007 squad 4 days after the announcement that Elvis Vermeulen needed an operation on a disc in his back and was one of the few French RWC successes – 5 starts and tries v Namibia and NZ after playing in 2 warm-up tests Outstanding in the RWC2007 win v NZ Had gained first 3 caps in 2006 when he played in June v Romania and SA, then in the side that lost 47-3 to NZ at Lyon Born at Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, he began career with Begles-Bordeaux in 2000, then moved in 2003 to Colomiers and in 2004 to Biarritz after completing studies as a chemical engineer In a growing career he won the French Championship in both 2005 and 2006 with Biarritz, then moved in summer 2006 to Toulouse after a losing Heineken Cup final v Munster. Won his third championship in 4 years in 2008 with Toulouse Son of French soldier, took up rugby aged 16, after being a judo player.
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Sebastien Chabal (Sale Sharks, England) 08.12.77 1.91m 108kgs 47th cap - 5T = 25pts Debut: 2000 v Scotland 2nd test v Italy – 2T = 10pts (2T in 2007) 10th successive test, 7th start since recall in summer 2008 France have used him as lock since the RWC2007 warm up games with England and 16 of his last 17 caps (9 starts) after England 2009 were as lock First test in back row at Twickenham 2009 since NZ 2007 summer tour – previously wore No 7 v England 2005 Since RWC 2003 third place match with NZ, and up to the 2007 Six Nations recall, he had only played 4 tests out of 31 – all in 2005 (last v Tonga) but has been revitalised since 2004 at Sale with his former Bourgoin coach Philippe Saint-Andre. European Challenge Cup 2005, Premiership winners medal 2006 Joined Sale from Bourgoin where he played in the first team from 1999-2004 after only taking up the game aged 17, and was in the team that won the World Universities Championship in 2000.
Lionel Nallet (Castres Olympique)(captain) 14.09.76 1.96m 116kgs 47th cap – 6T = 30pts Debut: 2000 v Romania 4th test v Italy – no pts Only Frenchman to start all 2008 and 2009 RBS 6 Nations tests 15th successive captaincy of France and 16th successive test – after Ibanez and Pelous retired after RWC2007 – and is the 12th lock to captain France. Is Lievremont’s first captain 4 games at RWC 2007 – 2T v Namibia and 1T Georgia more than doubled his test try tally, but was dropped by Laporte for the semi v England Recalled for the 2005 autumn tests (played all 4 games) in place of the injured Pascal Pape (back operation) and has since kept ahead of his former club colleague after Pelous retired Then played 9 of the 10 tests of 2006 (3 starts) and retained place in 2007, and had a run of 14 consecutive tests until rested for 2007 summer tour to NZ. Picked up RBS 6 Nations winners medals in 2006 and 2007 His previous caps before 2005 recall had all been in 2000-03 era Good solid lock for several seasons in the French championship, he moved from Bourgoin to Castres in 2003. Test try on debut v Romania 2000, 2nd test try v Wales 2007, before 3 tries at RWC2007 and 6th try v England in 2008
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Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais) 08.04.76 1.83m 113kgs 74th cap - 3T = 15pts Debut: 1998 v Argentina 7th test v Italy – no pts New French prop record holder, passing the 71 caps by Christian Califano Missed 26 tests before Wales 2009 since previous cap v Wales 2007 (broke leg skiing) Gained 50th cap v Ireland 2005, when Pelous gained his 100th cap Grand Slam XV 2002 (one game) and 2004 (all 5 games) RWC2003 – played the last 5 games after being injured at start of competition. Can play tight or loose head prop –and ousted Califano from the team. Scored first test try in Australia (2nd test) in summer 2002 and 2nd v NZ (2003) and 3rd v Romania in 2006. Yet to score RBS Six Nations try Joined Stade Francais in 1997 from Grenoble where he played from 1994-97 - played in 2001 Heineken Cup final v Leicester and in the 2003 and 2004 French Championship wins First capped in 1998, missed RWC99, but was brought back into the squad in 2000 and again in 2004.
Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais) 26.01.83 1.80m 96kgs 35th cap – 5T = 25pts Debut: 2004 v Canada 3rd test v Italy – no pts Played first six games at RWC2007 as back-up to Raphael Ibanez, the captain, and has continued in the squad after Ibanez retirement – this is his 20th test in the last 23 France matches Missed 2008 summer tour due to club commitments, back for 2008 Autumn series Has had two serious injuries in 2006 (achilles) and 2007 (shoulder), which has meant long absences, but returned as sub in the 2007 French Championship final win for Stade Francais. And went on to RWC. 3 games in 2006 Six Nations win, only the first game (Italy) in 2007 success Emerged as first choice in the 2005 autumn tests (v Australia and SA) after moving from Beziers (relegated to D2) to Stade Francais in summer 2005. Brought up in the Beziers system, where the coach was French scrum half J-B Elissalde’s father
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Fabien Barcella (Biarritz Olympique) 27.10.83 1.85m 115kgs th 6 cap – no pts Debut: 2008 v Italy 2nd test v Italy – no pts Started against Italy and Wales in 2008 RBS Six Nations; against Argentina in the 2008 Autumn Series, and Scotland & Wales 2009 Moved from relegated Auch to Biarritz on a 2yr contract in summer 2008 after impressing both Biarritz and Lievremont in the Auch v Biarritz game Is from the Gers region, of Italian origin, and born at Agen Played for Valence d’Agen and Agen youth teams in 2000-01, then moved to Stade Toulousain from 2001-05 – where he was under French assistant coach Emile Ntamack in the team that won the French Youth Cup in 2002 – and has been at Auch since summer 2005. Had fallen down the pecking order at Toulouse after injuries, and moved to Auch, then in Pro2 after completing studies. Auch were Pro2 champions in 2007. Played for France amateurs v England in 2006
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William Servat (Stade Toulousain) 09.02.78 1.85m 103kgs 21st cap (if he plays) – no pts Debut: 2004 v Ireland 3rd test v Italy – no pts Recalled v Italy 2009 after missing 9 tests – last cap v Wales in 2008 Returns for Benjamin Kayser (twisted neck at Twickenham) Earlier in career won 16 caps in 2004 and 2005 out of 17 tests, and was a starter in all 2004 Grand Slam matches Recalled for 2008 Six Nations after missing 32 tests while France used Szarzewski, Bruno and the returning Ibanez as hooker, then left out again after Wales 2008 initially for club commitments meant missing 2008 summer tour – Toulouse won Championship Has continued to shine with the Toulouse club side, whom he joined in 1998 and has won a French Championship medal in 2001 and 2008, and Heineken Cup winners medals in 2003 and 2005
Thomas Domingo (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 20.08.85 1.75m 107kgs 3rd cap (if he plays) – no pts Debut: 2009 v Wales st 1 test v Italy Sub in previous two tests v Wales & England Another of the 2006 World U21 winners under Marc Lievremont Joined Clermont in summer 2004 from Aurillac, and has been first choice for the club in the Top 14 in the past 3 seasons Replaced Martin Scelzo (Argentina) in the Clermont front row and played in 2008 Championship final loss to Toulouse (sub)
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Jerome Thion (Biarritz Olympique) 02.12.77 1.99m 117kgs 47th cap (if he plays) - 1T = 5pts Debut: 2003 v Argentina 5th test v Italy – no pts Played first 19 Top 14 games for club this season in fine form then recalled by France Had missed 8 tests from end of 2008 RBS Six Nations to Twickenham 2009 Ist test try in 36th international (v Wales on 26.08.07) Started 6 of the 7 RWC2007 matches Captain of France for the last 3 autumn tests in 2005 following Pelous citing v Australia. But was injured during the SA game (broken larynx) which resulted in a citing for John Smit, and that ended his captaincy spell for time being. Returned to play in all 2006 and 2007 RBS 6 Nations tests First capped on summer tour 2003 to Argentina and NZ in place of Olivier Brouzet and kept place for RWC2003 5 seasons at Perpignan who reached Heineken Cup final 2003, switched in summer 2003 to Biarritz. Won 2005 and 2006 Championship medals with Biarritz. Won 26 test caps in tandem at lock with Pelous, which is 2nd to Brouzet (31) as partner to Pelous.
Louis Picamoles (RC Montpellier-Herault) 05.02.86 1.92m 112kgs th 12 cap (if he plays) – 1T = 5pts Debut: 2008 v Ireland 2nd test v Italy – no pts Wales 2008 and 2009 are the only tests he has missed since debut On as sub v Ireland 2008 for first cap to become France’s 1,000th international player, and has played in 11 of the 13 tests since debut (4 starts) First test try v Pacific Islanders 2008 Called up on his 22nd birthday to replace Elvis Vermeulen who broke a rib v Scotland 2008 and preferred at the time to Sebastien Chabal, Imanol Harinordoquy etc. Was the fourth 21/22 year old from midtable Montpellier in the 2008 squad along with Trinh-Duc, Tomas and Ouedraogo and another from the national U21 side under Lievremont Also played for France U19 in 2004 and 2005 and Universities in 2006 Joined Montpellier from Le Chesnay in 1999, and into the Montpellier youth section in 2001. Top 14 debut on 02.10.04 v Auch On his way to Toulouse in summer 2009
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Frederic Michalak (Stade Toulousain) 16.10.82 1.80m 80kgs 51st cap (if he plays) - 9T 36C 38PG 5DG = 246pts Debut: 2001 v S Africa th 5 test v Italy – 2T (2003, 2006) 1C = 12pts 63rd player to be picked by Lievremont in 15 tests! Recall for first time since RWC2007, he is back with Toulouse since summer 2008 on 3yr contract from Natal Sharks where he played the 2007-08 winter season but injured his knee after 9 games and dropped out of 2008 summer tour Now re-invented as a scrum half – back for Sebsastien Tillous-Borde (left arm injury at Twickenham) Last starting cap at scrum half v NZ in autumn 2004. Had torn right knee ligaments in October 2006 and missed the Northern Hempishere international season 2006-07, but was fit for RWC2007 and then went to SA with Sharks RWC2003 - 6 games and 103pts, was 2nd in competition points list to Wilkinson (113) Scored 28pts v Scotland (full house) at RWC2003 2002 Grand Slam XV (scrum half v Italy) and 2004 (4 games), and added 2006 Six Nations medal Was first Frenchman to play in both half back positions for France since Jean-Louis Berot, who played 4 tests at fly half, then 17 at scrum half from 1968-74 French championship medal 2001 (scrum half) in first full season aged 18. Prefers fly half. Heineken Cup win 2003 and played scrum half in final v Perpignan – then 2nd Heineken Cup win in 2005
Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Francais) 19.09.88 1.83m 110kgs 3rd cap – no pts Debut: 2009 v Wales 1st test v Italy Cousin of William Gallas (Chelsea (235 games) Arsenal (104 games) and France (70 caps) defender and former captain) Late call up for Wales 2009 after Maxime Mermoz with drew on 23.02.09 – straight into team, and retained place for England Played in the youth squads of Paris suburbs junior clubs Creteil and Massy, now in 2nd season and 18 first team games with Stade this season, and recommended by former national captain Fabien Galthie. Was chosen for the 2007 summer tour to NZ as a teenager with withdrew with knee injury Played for France age-levels in 2007 IRB World U19 Championship and 2008 World U20 Championship
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Julien Malzieu (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 04.05.83 1.93m 95kgs 11th cap – 2T = 10pts Debut: 2008 v Scotland 2nd test v Italy – no pts Try on test debut v Scotland 2008, but missed Ireland and England matches with torn thigh muscle injury. Returned in all 3 Autumn series tests in November 2008 – 8th successive test (if he plays) and try at Twickenham 2009 Played well in the club team that reached the French Championship final in both 2007 and 2008 which meant unavailability for summer tours with France Has always been with Clermont, he played for France at U19 level, and his club won the French youth title Is from the French Sevens squad, and shares wing duties at Clermont with Aurelien Rougerie Fine game in 2007 European Challenge Cup win v Bath and just passed 70 first team games
COACH Marc Lievremont
28.10.68 Former international back row - took over from Bernard Laporte after RWC2007 Coaching career: Biarritz Academy (2003-05), France U21 (2003-05 – world U21 champions in 2006), Dax (2005-07 – promoted to Top 14 in 2007) International career ended with his 25th cap at the 1999 RWC final when Australia beat France. Scored 5 tries in international career from 1995-99. Played for Argeles (1974-88), Perpignan (1988-97), Stade Francais (1997-2000) and Biarritz (2000-2002) Born to a military family at Dakar, Senegal, but based at Argeles-sur-Mer, brother Thomas won 37 caps from 1998-2006 and brother Matthieu played for Perpignan and now Dax, and won 2 caps on 2008 summer tour to Australia
Record: Played 14; Won 7; Lost 7
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