Castaignede in French side

France coach Bernard Laporte has named Saracens utility player Thomas Castaignede in his line-up for Saturday’s Test match against Canada in Nantes.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2005 - 18:42

France coach Bernard Laporte has named Saracens utility player Thomas Castaignede in his line-up for Saturday’s Test match against Canada in Nantes.

Castaignede takes over from Julien Laharrague at full-back as one of seven chances Laporte has made to the team that defeated Australia 26-16 in Marseille at the weekend.

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