{"id":12707,"date":"2026-10-20T09:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/news\/les-compos-de-la-deuxieme-journee\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:43:50","slug":"les-compos-de-la-deuxieme-journee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/en\/brief\/les-compos-de-la-deuxieme-journee\/","title":{"rendered":"Line-ups for RLWC round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catalans Dragons and Women\u2019s team will be strongly represented on the round 2 of the World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the French men’s team<\/strong>, four Catalans Dragons players have been named in the starting XIII to face England: Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Romain Navarrete, Benjamin Garcia and Julian Bousquet.<\/p>\n

Future Dragons signings Arthur Romano and Amir Bourouh, who will join the club from Hull FC next season, have also been named in the starting line-up.<\/p>\n

Alrix Da Costa is also included in the 22-man squad, while L\u00e9o Darr\u00e9latour has been ruled out after undergoing a concussion assessment following his withdrawal from the match against Samoa.<\/p>\n

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For the French women’s team<\/strong>, five Catalans players have been named in the starting line-up for their second match against New Zealand: Margot Canal, Elisa Akpa, Justine Roses, Leila Bessahli and Fanny Ramos.<\/p>\n

Christina Song Puche, Tessa Benmalek and Sarah-Louise Verney are also included in the 22-player squad.<\/p>\n

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France’s fixture – round 2 :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 24 october (8h35 am CET)<\/em>
\nEngalnd vs France | HBF Park, Perth<\/p>\n

Sunday 25 october (4h am CET)<\/em>
\nNew Zealand vs France | One NZ Stadium, Christchurch<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\nWatch the World Cup on Premier Sports<\/a>\n

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