Poitrenaud - attacking full-back. (Getty Images)
CLEMENT POITRENAUD
Born: 25.05.82
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 13st 8lb
Position: Full-back
Club: Toulouse
Caps: 11
Points: 15
Poitrenaud, an attacking full-back, has already been compared to the legendary Serge Blanco and 2003 has seen him tested in a big tournament for the first time in the RBS 6 Nations.
No-one disputes his huge talent but the Blanco tag could become a millstone around his neck and his youth and inexperience made him look vulnerable in defence during the summer tour of Argentina.
Some pundits even suggested he was not quite ready for the white heat of a World Cup but Poitrenaud got the nod from coach Bernard Laporte and much will be expected this autumn.
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