France's starting fifteen for their RWC opener against Argentina is packed with players set to feature in this season's Heineken Cup.
Five of France's six Top 14 Heineken Cup clubs for next season are represented in the national side as well as the current European champions London Wasps who provide the team captain in Raphael Ibanez.
Heineken Cup Pool 3 side French champions Stade Fraqncais provide four players for the French starting line up as do as the 2006 Heineken Cup finalists Biarritz Olympique who will compete in Pool 4.
For more information on the French teams and players in the 2007 / 2008 Heineken Cup ivisit the Heineken Cup Teams Section.
The action starts on Friday, 9 November.
French Team to Face Argentina in the Rugby World Cup Opener
1 Olivier Milloud - Bourgoin
2 Raphael Ibanez - London Wasps (C)
3 Pieter de Villiers - Stade Français
4 Fabien Pelous - Toulouse
5 Jérome Thion - Biarritz
6 Serge Betsen - Biarritz
7 Remy Martin - Stade Français
8 Imanol Harinordoquy - Biarritz 4
9 Pierre Mignoni - Clermont
10 David Skrela - Stade Français
11 Christophe Dominici - Stade Français
12 Damien Traille - Biarritz
13 Yannick Jauzion - Toulouse
14 Aurélien Rougerie - Clermont
15 Cédric Heymans - Toulouse
16 Dimitri Szarzewski - Stade Français
17 Jean-Baptiste Poux - Toulouse
18 Sébastien Chabal - Sale
19 Julien Bonnaire - Bourgoin
20 Thierry Dusautoir - Toulouse
21 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde - Toulouse
22 Frédéric Michalak - Toulouse