De Villiers aims to get back in groove

Pieter De Villiers will make his return to the France team on Sunday just a fortnight after fearing his World Cup dreams could be ruined for the second successive occasion.

Wed, 22 Aug, 2007 - 16:14

Pieter De Villiers will make his return to the France team on Sunday just a fortnight after fearing his World Cup dreams could be ruined for the second successive occasion.

The Stade Francais front-row forward missed the 2003 World Cup after injuring his shoulder falling off his mountain bike during training with Les Bleus prior to the tournament.

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