Coach Tillie Releases 2017 Preliminary Roster

As expected, the now retired Antonin Rouzier is not on the list. We wonder who is going to efficiently succeed him. Coach Tillie’s son, Kevin, is also missing from the roster because he is recovering from a shoulder injury.

We’re glad that the adorable Julien Lyneel is back and the same with veteran Pierre Pujol.

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Quelle experience!!! I never imagined it to be like this. Merci au Dr Souquet et Dr Lugrin et au Tonton Patrice qui était là! #pasdebraspasdechocolat #ohlavache #ilestoumonbras #etmercialamamantaxi

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The roster still has some of the players who played in the 2016 Olympics like startarts Ngapeth, Grebennikov, Toniutti, Le Roux and Nicolas Le Goff.

Outside Hitters:
Earvin Ngapeth
Trevor Clevenot
Julien Lyneel
Guillaume Quesque
Thibault Rossard
Yacine Louati

Liberos:
Jenia Grebennikov
Nicolas Rossard

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France will compete in a few big tournaments this year like the FIVB World League, 2018 World Championship Qualification Tournament and 2017 European Champs as the defending champions.