Vice-captain Bastareaud dropped from France World Cup squad

He's not the only big name to miss out in a reshuffled squad.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2019 - 13:28

Stephen Barry

Mathieu Bastareaud has been dropped from the France squad for the World Cup.

The Toulon centre was vice-captain for France's Six Nations campaign this spring, but a reshuffle has seen him omitted from the 37-man training squad.

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