France Six Nations Squad: Penaud and Alldritt Omitted
- The defending champions will start their campaign against Ireland without two of their biggest stars from recent years
- The France Six Nations squad was announced in January but it came with two shock omissions.
- The pair have been some of the most consistent players in the squad and won the Six Nations with the team in 2025.
The defending champions will start their campaign against Ireland without two of their biggest stars from recent years
The France Six Nations squad was announced in January but it came with two shock omissions. Star winger Damian Penaud and experienced back-row Grégory alldritt were left out which stunned fans so why have they been cut from the squad?
The pair have been some of the most consistent players in the squad and won the Six Nations with the team in 2025.
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Alldritt also captained the team during their winning-campaign last year because regular skipper Antoine Dupont was ruled out with injury.
Penaud became France’s all-time try-scorer record holder in the Autumn Nations series.The 29-year-old has scored 40 tries in 59 caps for France. However, his defense hasn’t been up to standard and his scoring record has fallen slightly for his club so far this campaign.
France’s wing #14 Damian Penaud dives to score his team’s first try during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby union test match between France and South Africa at the stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris’ suburb, on November 8, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
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In the 2024/25 season he scored 27 tries in 26 appearances, while this campaign he has gone over the whitewash eight times in 16 games.
The reason why Alldritt has been left out is less clear but one hint came in the autumn. He was left out of the French squad who played South Africa. Alldritt said he needed “a little bit of love” when he left camp to head back to La Rochelle but it has not been confirmed if this has contributed to him being left out.
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Experienced center gael Fickou has also been left out and romain Ntamack is out with injury.
Tolouse lock Thibaut Flament will also miss the Ireland game due to it clashing with his wife’s fertility treatment.
Fabien Galthie has
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