Cyril Baille will face one of the biggest tests of his career when he turns out for France against South Africa at the World Cup on Sunday.
Cyril Baille in action for France against Italy during their World Cup pool clash last week. Picture: Christian Liewig-Corbis/Getty Images
Current loose-head Cyril Baille is among them alongside the likes of Christian Califano, Nicolas Mas or Pascal Ondarts and on Sunday the 30-year-old will face one of the biggest challenges of his career.Despite the fitness issues he returned in time for France’s two final group games, convincing wins over Namibia and Italy.“He had a unique injury and he managed to return,” France’s scrum coach William Servat told reporters on Thursday.
Baille, who weighs a hefty 118kg, made his Test debut in 2016 after coming through Toulouse’s academy. Despite Baille’s abrasive demeanour on the field and his ability to win penalties against the world’s leading props at scrum-time, his character off the field is very different.“Cyril he’s an excessively kind and generous person but he’s also someone that, behind his kind side, is filled with conviction,” he added.
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