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Unavailability and injuries have already settled like a swarm of locusts over the summer rugby tours.
The British and Irish Lions have lost their captain, the redoubtable Alun Wyn Jones, for a large portion of their trip to South Africa before he even stepped on the plane. They may even lose him for the Test series itself.
The French, meanwhile, are sending a youthful if dangerous ‘B’ team to Australia, shorn of the players from the two Top 14 finalists – Toulouse and La Rochelle – whose quarantine period would have eaten into the middle part of the tour.
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Stade Francais Alo-Emile wary of golden boys Racing 92
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15/04/2021 - 05:24 Paul Alo-Emile joined Stade Francais from the Melbourne Rebels in 2015 GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT AFP/File 3 min
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Stade Francais captain Paul Alo-Emile warned his side to be wary of a depleted Racing 92 ahead of Saturday s Parisian derby at the La Defense Arena.
Third-placed Racing have a lengthy absentee list including the injured Simon Zebo and Camille Chat as well as the suspended Finn Russell.
They were knocked out of the European Champions Cup last weekend but have claimed impressive league victories this season at Clermont, Brive and Lyon with a second-string side.
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