The 2022 Rugby League World Cup, to be held in England, will get underway on October 15.
As the tournament approaches, nations are beginning to name squads, or drop major hints over who will be travelling to the United Kingdom for the tournament, which was originally supposed to be held in 2021 before being postponed thanks to the impacts of the coronavirus on both the NRL season, and global travel.
Teams are required to name a squad of 24 players for the tournament, where all 16 nations will play three group games, before a knockout stage features up to three more games per team, with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
Players who are eligible for two nations must decide who they will play for three weeks before the tournament starts under International Rugby League rules.
You can use the drop down menu below to navigate between nations to find out the status of their squad, as well as key information ahead of the tournament.
France
Group: A
Coach: Laurent Frayssinous
Captain: Theo Fages
Number of World Cups: 15
Best World Cup performance: Runners-up (1954, 1968)
Fixtures
Tuesday, October 18, 5:30am: vs Greece
Sunday, October 23, 3:00am: vs England
Monday, October 31, 4:00am: vs Samoa
All times AEDT.
As expected, the majority of the French team is made up of players from the nation's two elite teams - Catalans Dragons and Toulouse Olympique. There are also a number of players plying their trade in the Super League or Championship, and some recognisable names including Tony Gigot and Samisoni Langi.
The French have earned the right to host the next World Cup and will be banking on a strong tournament, although the increasing strength of the Samoan side could pose a problem to their hopes of progression.
Final France squad
Lambert Belmas (Toulouse Olympique)
Alrix Da Costa (Catalans Dragons)
Jordan Dezaria (Catalans Dragons),
Morgan Escare (Salford Red Devils)
Benjamin Garcia (Catalans Dragons)
Tony Gigot (Toulouse Olympique)
Mickael Goudemand (Catalans Dragons)
Benjamin Jullien (Catalans Dragons)
Matthieu Laguerre (Catalans Dragons)
Samisoni Langi (Catalans Dragons)
Corentin Le Cam (Catalans Dragons)
Paul Marcon (Toulouse Olympique)
Anthony Marion (Toulouse Olympique)
Arthur Mourgue (Catalans Dragons)
Eloi Pelissier (Toulouse Olympique)
Maxime Puech (Albi RL)
Arthur Romano (Catalans Dragons)
Cesar Rouge (Catalans Dragons)
Justin Sangare (Toulouse Olympique)
Paul Seguier (Catalans Dragons)
Gadwin Springer (Featherstone Rovers)
Maxime Stefani (Toulouse Olympique)
Louis Jouffret (Halifax Panthers)
Fouad Yaha (Catalans Dragons)
