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The autumn test squads for France and Italy are locked in, but injury crises on both sides of the Alps have forced coaches to dig deep into their depth charts! We break down the massive list of absentees, the key veteran returnees, and the thrilling fixtures awaiting them this November. In this squad breakdown: •…

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• 5:44“Scrum time, as I mentioned, is just going to be tough because South Africa scrum is making pretty much everyone look pretty ordinary right now and France still haven't really found a permanent solution at like tight head prop.”
• 7:03“So, that's a real test of the Italian depth because often Italy's had a very good starting 15 in recent years, but sometimes the bench has not been quite up to it, but I do feel like they are building.”
• 9:47“Didn't Italy go on tour South Africa last year and they got one They get one walloping and then they had a pretty not close game, but it was like an interesting game with them.”

EGGCHASERS LIVE TICKETS: and follow link to tickets Thursday 26th November, Clapham Grand, London Fabien Galthie has named his 36 man squad for the Nations Championship. Does he, and his squad, have the answers for4 the questions South Africa posed this time last year?

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• 2:59“And yet, France have not been able to ad- adequately replace Uini Atonio, who tried to retire after the Rugby World Cup and came back because they needed him.”
• 5:37“He was looking like one of France's most important players a couple of years ago and he's earned his place back in the squad.”
• 7:57“And the most interesting one, who's not a youngster by any means, but he he will be very soon eligible to play for France, 30-year-old Jeremy Ward, South African, signed from the Sharks to Stade Français in 2022.”

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• 0:09“Through the hands of Lionel time by and back by James Donnell and Louis too and then give it away.”
• 3:15“It's far easier from our position than us out there on the field, but you have to try and push Coss, Dolby tries TO GET THERE.”

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