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Posolo Tuilagi will not be present at Groupama Stadium this Saturday March 16 to face England (9 p.m.) at the close of the Six Nations Tournament.
The 19-year-old second row, on the other hand, will start the day before, Friday March 15, alongside his former teammates from the French U20 team to challenge the XV de la Rose at the Hameau stadium in Pau (9 p.m.).
The information was made official this Thursday morning on the X account (ex-Twitter) of France Rugby, while waiting for the official composition of the A to arrive a few minutes later.
The player from Perpignan (13th in Top 14) therefore returns, for a match, to the team with which he won the U20 world champion title in South Africa in 2023.
Posolo Tuilagi was selected by Fabien Galthié for the very first time for this 2024 Six Nations Tournament by coming into play against Ireland (17-38 defeat), then in Scotland (16-20 victory).
The native of Samoa started at Pierre-Mauroy during the historic draw against Italy (13-13).
However, he was absent in Wales when France won (24-45).
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Following the provision of players by the French Men's XV, Posolo TUILAGI joins the U20 team composition for the match against England.
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— France Rugby (@FranceRugby) March 14, 2024
Third in the standings behind the English and the Irish, the French U20 team has two victories, away, against Wales (12-45) and Scotland (14-29) and two defeats at home against to Ireland (31-37) and Italy (20-23).