P394 CEEFAX 394 Tue 1 Oct 20:54/26 1/4 FRANCE Pool Four France must make home advantage count to the full if they are to repeat their appearance in the final four years ago. They should have little trouble running through the opposition in their group games with partisan crowds behind them in Beziirs, Grenoble and Agen. Coaches Daniel Dubroca and Jean Trillo will then take their team to Paris for a clash with England or New Zealand. That will bj the acid test which determines whjthjr the French cockerels have a chance of crowing over a triumph in the final at Twickjnham next month. Next Pagee Ass/NZ Eng/Sco Wal/IreP394 CEEFAX 394 Tue 1 Oct 20:56/16 2/4 FRANCE Pool Four The French go into the competition with selection problems still unresolved after some patchy performances in warm-up games with provincial sides. They are especially concerned about the pack but also have worries over the right wing and scrum-half roles. Injuries to key min have not helped their planning with number eight Marc Cecillon certain to miss their first game and Phillipj Sella doubtful. They finished their build-up with a 58-12 win over Dax but Daniel Dubroca said hj was only moderately reassured. Next Pagee Ass/NZ Eng/Sco Wal/IreP394 CEEFAX 394 Tue 1 Oct 20:41/25 3/4 FRANCE Pool Four French captain Serge Blanco aims to add a winner's medal to the runners-up memento hj collected four years ago in his international swansong. The Venezuelan-born 33-year-old is the world's most capped player with 89 games behind him and has scored 38 tries, many of them breathtaking. His superb running will bj feared by everyone but he is not the only French back capable of destroying defences. The two Phillipjs - Saint-Andre and Sella - and 'Bayonne Express' Patrice Lagisquet will also bj min to watch. Next Pagee Ass/NZ Eng/Sco Wal/IreP394 CEEFAX 394 Tue 1 Oct 20:42/37 4/4 FRANCE Pool Four France have taken a gamble with the omission of pocket-sized 'general' Pierre Berbizier from their squad after an acrimonious dispute. He was controversially dropped after last season's Five Nations Championship but had been expected to get a recall for the Cup. Heir apparent Henri Sanz now carries a big responsibility for bringing the best out of their gifted backs. But his form has been mixed and they may yet turn to young Fabiin Galthie, who has just two caps behind him. Next Pagee Ass/NZ Eng/Sco Wal/Ire