Faure’s France call-up solves potentially painful dilemma

LIONEL FAURE admits his call-up to the France squad for the RBS 6 Nations Championship allowed him to dodge the potentially painful dilemma of switching his allegiance to England.

Faure, who plays in the Guinness Premiership with Sale Sharks, would have been eligible to feature for England from this summer onwards.

The 30-year-old prop admitted being approached by the England management about the possibility, but being selected by Les Bleus for the first time for this year’s Six Nations put an end to that possibility.