Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:
France would be ideal opposition for the Knights.
Possible French team to play England Knights:
Morgan Escare (Wigan)
Fouad Yaha (Catalans), Anthony Gigot (Catalans), Bastien Ader (Toulouse), Paul Marcon (Toulouse)
Theodore Fages (St. Helens)
William Barthau (Toulouse)
Jason Baitieri (Catalans)
Benjamin Garcia (Catalans), Benjamin Jullien (Catalans)
Remy Casty (Catalans), Eloi Pelissier (Lezignan), Julien Bousquet (Catalans)
Interchange: Mickael Simon (Catalans), Antoni Maria (Catalans), Thibault Margalet (Catalans), Lucas Albert (Catalans).
Reserves: Stanislas Robin (Toulouse), Alrix da Costa (Catalans), Vincent Duport (Catalans), Bastien Canet (Toulouse), Gavin Marguerite (Toulouse)
Some people may want to argue "how can a team that is mostly Catalans players compete with a Knights team that is drawn from more successful Super League teams?"
Part of the answer is that the team could compete if the French Federation chooses a France national team coach who is better than Steve McNamara. Another part of the answer lies in the selection of the French halves from St. Helens and Toulouse, each of whom are in better form than the first choice halves of the Catalans.