Puma named in French Barbarians Squad to face Argentina

The French Barbarians have sprung a surprise by naming Benjamín Urdapilleta in the team’s twenty-seven man squad to tour South America. The ten time capped Puma is joined by former French international scrumhalf Jean-Marc Doussain as one of two fly potential halves in the squad.

Aside from Urdapilleta there is also a place for South Africans Gerhard Vosloo and Heini Adams. The remaining players selected are fringe players left out of Phillipe Saint-Andre’s World Cup training regime. The opening match between Argentina and the French Barbarians will be played on June 20. The team will be captained by Stade Français scrumhalf Jérôme Fillol.

French Barbarians Squad

Forwards
Antoine Tichit (Oyonnax), Lucas Pointud (Bayonne), Jean-Charles Orioli (Toulon), Brice Mach (Castres), Jean-Baptiste Poux (Bordeaux-Bègles), Walter Desmaison (Racing-Métro), Jocelino Suta (Toulon), Arnaud Mela (Brive), Thibault Lassalle (Oyonnax), Karim Ghezal (Lyon), Raphaël Lakafia (Stade Français), Pierre Rabadan (Stade Français), Gerhard Vosloo (Toulon), Virgile Bruni (Toulon), Benoit Guyot (La Rochelle)

Backs
Jérôme Fillol (Stade Français), Heini Adams (Bordeaux-Bègles), Benjamin Urdapilleta (Oyonnax), Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse), Henry Chavancy (Racing Métro) Jonathan Danty (Stade Français), Julien Rey (Bordeaux-Bègles), Benjamin Lapeyre (Racing Métro), Silvère Tian (Oyonnax), Julien Jané (France Sevens), Gaëtan Germain (Brive), Geoffrey Palis (Castres)