The National Rugby League (LNR) posted the France starting XV for Saturday’s match against the Springboks on social media a day before its official announcement.
On Wednesday, the LNR – which manages the professional rugby clubs in France – briefly published an article confirming the selections already reported by Rugbyrama.
The now-deleted post stated: “The starting fifteen for the first match of this autumn tour was revealed this Thursday by Fabien Galthié.”
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Within an hour, the article was taken down and replaced by an “Error 404” message, but not before screenshots of the lineup began circulating widely on social media.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is also expected to name his match 23 on Thursday.
FRANCE (posted by LNR) – 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Gaël Fickou (c), 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Nolann Le Garrec, 8 Mickaël Guillard, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Régis Montagne, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Baptiste Erdocio.
Bench: 16 Benjamin Bertrand, 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18 Thomas Laclayat, 19 Romain Taofifénua, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Maxime Lucu, 22 Matthieu Jalibert, 23 Léo Barré.
Photo: Franco Arland/Getty Images
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