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FRANCE v IRELAND Saturday 7 February 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) Touch judges: 1 Dave Pearson (England), 2 David Changleng (Scotland) TMO: Giulio de Santis (Italy) The team for the final Autumn series test against Australia on 22 November 2008 at the Stade de France was: 15-Medard 14-Malzieu 13-Jauzion 12-Baby 11-Heymans 10-Skrela 9-Tillous-Borde 8-Harinordoquy 7-Ouedraogo 6- Dusautoir 5-Nallet © 4-Chabal 3-Mas 2-Szarzewski 1-Faure Subs used: Traille, Millo-Chluski, Kayser, Lecouls, Picamoles, Palisson, Tomas T: Penalty try C: Skrela PG: Skrela DG: Medard TEAM v Ireland France recall Clement Poitrenaud at full back, centre Florian Fritz and fly half Lionel Beauxis for the first time for two years in the starting XV to play Ireland. Beauxis, the only fly half in the 22, forms a half back partnership with Six Nations newcomer Sebastien Tillous-Borde The Sale Sharks forwards Lionel Faure and Sebastien Chabal also start the match, and the side is again captained by Lionel Nallet 15 Clement Poitrenaud (Stade Toulousain) • 25.05.82 1.88m 92kgs • 33rd cap – 6T = 30pts • Debut: 2001v S Africa • 3rd test v Ireland – no pts • Back after last playing and scoring try in RWC2007 third place loss to Argentina, this is his first cap under Marc Lievremont, and missed the last 10 tests. Won 2008 Championship medal with club • 4 games at RWC2007 – tries v Georgia and Argentina • Recalled for 2007 Six Nations after winning 20 caps from 2001 to 2004, he only played one test v Romania in 2006 in 3 years before being recalled for 2007 Six Nations and subsequently went on to RWC2007. • Played for France at U18 and U19 levels, and has been with Toulouse first team squad since 2000, winning Championship medal and being capped in first season • Heineken Cup winners medal 2003, but had a gaffe at the end of the 2004 final that handed the Cup to Wasps. But won 2005 Heineken Cup medal to make amends • Scored 3T in his first 5 tests 04.02.09 1 of 9 14 Julien Malzieu (ASM Clermont Auvergne) • 04.05.83 1.93m 95kgs • 7th cap – 1T = 5pts • Debut: 2008 v Scotland • 1st test v Ireland • Try on test debut v Scotland 2008, but missed Ireland and England matches with torn thigh muscle injury, returned v Italy. Then played all 3 Autumn series tests in November 2008 • Played well in the club team that reached the French Championship finals in 2007 and 2008 • 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 13 Yannick Jauzion (Stade Toulousain) • 28.07.78 1.92m 105kgs • 56th cap - 17T 1DG = 88pts • Debut: 2001 v S Africa • 6th test v Ireland – 1T = 5pts (in 2004) • Only played v Italy and Wales in 2008 Six Nations after hand injury, missed summer tour due to club commitments (won 2008 Championship) and played all 3 Autumn series tests in November 2008 • 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 – played originally for Colomiers, who are in the Toulouse suburbs, from 2000-02 12 Florian Fritz (Stade Toulousain) • 17.01.84 1.78m 96kgs • 14th cap – 3T 2DG = 21pts • Debut: 2005 v South Africa • 2nd test v Ireland – no pts • Was a doubt after a thigh injury suffered in the 3-3 draw between Bath and Toulouse in Heineken Cup on 25.01.09 • Recalled for first time in 26 tests – he last 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 04.02.09 2 of 9 11 Maxime Medard (Stade Toulousain) • 16.11.86 1.80m 88kgs • 4th cap – 1T 1DG = 8pts • Debut: 2008 v Argentina • 1st test v Ireland • Came into the team at full back for the 3 Autumn Series tests with debut against Argentina, try v Pacific Islanders and drop goal v Australia • 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 Jazion and Clement Poitrenaud and won 2008 Championship medal 10 Lionel Beauxis (Stade Francais) • 24.10.85 1.80m 86kgs • 13th cap – 1T 16C 14PG = 79pts • Debut: 2007 v Italy • 3rd test v Ireland – 1C = 2pts • The one accredited fly half in the original 2009 Six Nations squad, and like Poitrenaud was discarded after RWC2007 third place match, and has also missed 10 tests. • First 12 caps in calendar year of 2007 • IRB Young Player of Year for 2006 • Is from the French team who won the 2006 World U21 championship beating South Africa 24-13 in the final, and he scored all 24pts (6P 2D) to win Man of Match award in final • Moved in summer 2006 from Division 2 club Pau to Paris, and in first season with Stade Francais, where he teamed up with David Skrela, he won a 2006-07 Championship medal. Skrela has now left for Toulouse, and his main opposition is from the Puma Juan-Martin Hernandez, also a full back • Also played for France at U18 and U19 levels, and was in the Pau first XV aged 18 9 Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres Olympique) • 29.04.85 1.76m 93kgs • 5th cap – 1T = 5pts • Debut: 2008 v Australia • 1st test v Ireland • Benefitted from absences on the 2008 summer tour to Australia to win first caps, and retained place – preferred to Jean-Baptiste Elissalde as the coach opts to give young players game time • Was Beauxis partner in the team that won the IRB World U21 Cup in 2006 • First test try v Pacific Islanders in November 2008 • 2nd season in Castres 1st XV 04.02.09 3 of 9 8 Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz Olympique) • 20.02.80 1.92m 105kgs • 52nd cap – 10T = 50pts • Debut: 2002 v Wales • 6th test v Ireland – 1T = 5pts (RWC2007) • Missed 2008 Six Nations, but back for summer tour and autumn series and recovered from knee injury suffered in December 2008 • 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 • Has retained Basque christian name and named after a famous Basque writer and story-teller. • 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. 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo (RC Montpellier-Herault) • 21.07.86 1.90m 94kgs • 12th cap – no pts • Debut: 2007 v NZ • 2nd test v Ireland – no pts • 11th consecutive test (9th start) • Born at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and moved to France aged 3 though often returns as family have contacts. Bill McLaren –“they’ll be dancing in the streets of Ouadagougou when he scores”…. • Debut on NZ tour in summer 2007 when the top 4 clubs could not send players on tour as they were involved in the Championship semis • Sub in 2nd test v NZ (10-61) for first cap, then started v Scotland in 2008 RBS 6 Nations opener and been in squad since • Has been at Montpellier through his career from mini rugby – made Top 14 debut aged 19 • Is from the French U21 team that won the World U21 Championship in 2006 under Marc Lievremont – and was captain of the national U21 side in 2007 (beat England U20 at Northampton in March) 04.02.09 4 of 9 6 Thierry Dusautoir (Stade Toulousain) • 18.11.81 1.88m 95kgs • 18th cap – 3T = 15pts • Debut: 2006 v Romania • 3rd test v Ireland – no pts • 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.