Belgium have named their 30-man traveling roster for their upcoming tour of North America. Head Coach Laurent Dossat will have much of his squad from the Rugby Europe Championship that saw the Black Devils earning a place in the last-change World Cup qualification tournament to take place in November. A test against the USA in Charlotte is slated for July 5, followed by Canada in Edmonton on July 12.
The bulk of the group players their club rugby in France, with six players attached to Top 14 or Pro D2 clubs. Another 11 suited up in the Nationale divisions, which are comprised of a mixture of fully professional and semi-pro athletes. The domestic-based players also compete with Belgium’s entry in the Rugby Europe Super Cup – the Brussels Devils.
Long-time captain and ex-Perpignan center Jens Torfs will make the trip, along with vice-captain and openside flanker Jean-Maurice Decubber. Among those unavailable to tour are veteran tighthead prop Maxime Jadot and second row trio Gillian Benoy, Maximilien Hendrickx, and Maurice Fromont. Dries de Keyser has been recalled to help bolster the engine room, while uncapped Kituro flyhalf Guillaume Fernández Grau joins the senior group direct from the national u20 squad.
PROP
Charlesty Berguet (Vannes, FR)
Jean-Baptiste de Clerq (Albi, FR)
Lucas Sotteau (Floirac, FR)
Basile van Parys (Dendermonde)
Seppe Verelst (Dendermonde)
HOOKER
Julien Masure (Framerias)
Alexandre Raynier (Auch, FR)
Bruno Vliegen (Marcq, FR)
SECOND ROW
Tom Calomme (Soignies)
Dries de Keyser (Dendermonde)
Arthur Smeets (Bassin d’Arcachon, FR)
BACK ROW
Jérémie Brasseur (Orléans, FR)
Toon Deceuninck (Marmande, FR)
Jean-Maurice Decubber (Vannes, FR)
Felipe Geraghty (Dendermonde)
Lucas Rassinfosse (Oloron, FR)
William van Bost (Béziers, FR)
SCRUMHALF
Julien Berger (Barbezieux, FR)
Isaac Montoisy (Barbezieux, FR)
FLYHALF
Hugo de Francq (Agronomia, PO)
Guillem Fernández Grau (Kituro)
Matias Remue (Toulouse, FR)
MIDFIELD
Théo Adaba (Montauban, FR)
Florian Remue (Valence d’Agen, FR)
Jens Torfs (Barbezieux, FR)
Maxime Vacquier (Bourgoin, FR)
OUTSIDE BACKS
Dazzy Cornez (Aubenas, FR)
Ervin Muric (Marcq, FR)
Siméon Soenen (Montauban, FR)
Thomas Wallraf (Langon, FR)
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