Laporte axes Gelez, Califano

FRANCE coach Bernard Laporte, still bitter after defeat to Ireland, resisted making sweeping changes to his squad of 22 to play Italy in the Six Nations Championship in Rome on March 23.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003 - 00:00

Andrew Baldock

But he dropped flyhalf Francois Gelez and recalled 20-year-old Frederic Michalak who has won all but two of his six caps at scrumhalf.

Laporte axes Gelez, Califano Injured Hodgson likely to miss World Cup Andrew Baldock

CONNECT WITH US TODAY

NEWSLETTERS

NOTIFICATIONS

Be the first to know the latest news and updates

More in this section

St Michaels College v Cistercian College, Roscrea - Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Boys Schools Senior Cup Second Round

Excellent first half sees Michael's book semi-final spot at Roscrea's expense

CBC knock Crescent out of Senior Cup for fourth year running to set up PBC semi-final clash

Derry Moloney, Sami Bishti and Tom Wood dejected after the game 7/2/2026

Ireland U20s make three changes for Italy Six Nations clash

Rugby Six Nations Place: Rome Place: scrumhalf Place: Dublin Place: Australia Place: Twickenham Place: Murrayfield Place: New Zealand Person: Laporte Person: Gelez Person: Califano Person: Bernard Laporte Person: François Gelez Person: Frederic Michalak Person: Hodgson Person: Andrew Baldock Person: Michalak Person: Bourgoin Person: Olivier Milloud Person: Christian Califano Person: Galthie Person: Dimitri Yachvili Person: Charlie Hodgson Person: Jonny Wilkinson Person: Clive Woodward Person: Martin Johnson Person: Wilkinson Person: Johnson Person: Woodward Person: Ben Cohen Person: Jason Robinson Person: Trevor Woodman Person: Neil Back Person: Jonah Lomu Person: Kieran Crowley Person: Lomu Person: Crowley Event: Six Nations Championship Event: 1999 World Cup Event: World Cup Event: RBS Six Nations Event: Super 12 Event: 1999 World Cups Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Italy Organisation: France A Organisation: England Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Wales Organisation: Hurricanes

<p>Neither Jamison Gibson-Park nor Sam Prendergast will feel safe about their starting spots following the opening Six Nations defeat to France. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile</p>

Significant Ireland changes likely for Six Nations clash with Italy

READ NOW

Laporte axes Gelez, Califano

Significant Ireland changes likely for Six Nations clash with Italy

Sport

Latest

Sport

Donal Lenihan

Laporte axes Gelez, Califano

Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

Significant Ireland changes likely for Six Nations clash with Italy

Sport

Latest

Sport

Donal Lenihan

Most Read