FRANCE CALLS ON ITS SAINTS AS IT PREPARES FOR IC 2011 IN AUGUST

French national team manager Cyril Talon says Team France is "200%" certain to make their International Cup debut down under in 2011. Les Bleus are one of a group of European nations who are hoping to make the pilgrimage to the home of footy for the first time this year, and have a big year of preparations in front of them, including international friendly matches, the ANZAC memorial match and national team training camps.
France has been home to Australian football clubs for some time now, with a few ups and downs along the way, but the past few seasons have seen rapid growth, with a number of club tournaments, the creation of a national league and seven senior clubs now in existence.
Talon explains that the squad currently consists of 26 players, eight each from the Paris Cockerels and Bordeaux Bombers, five from the newly-renamed Toulouse Hawks, three currently based in Montreal, Canada and two who are playing in Australia.
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