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Six Wallabies, five French in L'Equipe's XV

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Posted: Tuesday November 09, 1999 05:15 PM

Australian Captain John Eales was one of six Wallabies selected. AP

PARIS (Reuters) -- Six members of Australia's World Cup-winning side were included in a team of the tournament published by French sports daily L'Equipe on Tuesday.

France supplied five of the players and the team also included two South Africans, a New Zealander and an Argentine.

Captain John Eales and number eight Toutai Kefu were the Australian forwards selected, along with scrumhalf George Gregan, centres Daniel Herbert and Tim Horan, voted the player of the tournament, and fullback Matt Burke.

Winger Jonah Lomu was the only New Zealander to make the XV after the All Blacks were knocked out by France in the semifinals in the upset of the tournament.

Frenchman Christophe Dominici, who like Lomu played on the left wing throughout the tournament, was picked on the other wing, along with compatriots Christophe Lamaison at flyhalf and Olivier Magne, Abdel Benazzi and Franck Tournaire in the pack.

Flanker Andre Venter and prop Os du Randt were the players selected from the outgoing Springbok champions. Pumas hooker Mario Ledesma was the sole representative of teams from outside the recognised top eight rugby nations.

L'Equipe's tournament

 

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