The Luxembourg Rugby Federation (Lëtzebuerg Rugby - FLR) has announced its national team line-up for the second Pool A match of the Rugby Europe Conference season, in which Luxembourg will face Estonia on Saturday 6 December 2025 at 15:00 at the Stade de Luxembourg.
Head Coach James Kent has named a 26-man squad featuring a blend of home-based talent and internationally based players. “We have selected a well-rounded squad that blends experience with returning players and the possibility of several new caps. This stage of the season is always challenging, and unfortunately our Co-Captain, Joss Gaspalou, suffered an injury a couple of weeks ago, followed by several others while playing for their clubs,” said James Kent.
Luxembourg squad:
- Hugo Bertani (C) (FC Barcelona);
- Filipe Campos (RC Walferdange);
- Julian Clavien Timon (RC Walferdange);
- Louis Darras (Grasshoppers Club Zurich);
- Matthew Dennis-Soto (RC Luxembourg);
- Anthony Drennan (Blackheath RFC);
- Gauthier Fontanive (RC Walferdange);
- Edward Graybrook (University of Essex RFC);
- Guillaume Kimmel (Rugby Club Metz);
- Fintan Lawlor (Rugby Club Jacou Montpellier Nord);
- Denis Logelin (RC Luxembourg);
- Stuart Logier (Northampton Casuals RFC);
- Adrian Mendez Elola (Amsterdamse Atletiek Club Rugby);
- Christian Olsen (RC Luxembourg);
- Domenico Orsino (CSBJ);
- Alexandre Piquet (RC Walferdange);
- Gael Pujadas (FC Villefranche de Lauragais);
- Anthony Rossi (SCAC Cusset);
- Melvil Ruppert (RC Luxembourg);
- Lucas Schmitt (TSV Handschuhsheim);
- Kai Sweetnam (Cardiff Metropolitan University);
- Noe Tropiano (RC Luxembourg);
- Thomas Verlaque (Vale of Lune RFC);
- William Verrinder (Loughborough Students);
- Oscar Whiteman (RC Luxembourg);
- Casmier Yandall (RC Luxembourg);
Four players, Louis Darras, Gauthier Fontanive, Melvil Ruppert and Casmier Yandall, have received their first call-up to the Red Lions squad.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to assess some players who have not yet featured at representative level, and we are confident they will make a valuable contribution as we prepare to face an Estonian side that will look to apply significant pressure,” added James Kent.
Estonia opened their Rugby Europe Conference campaign with a 0-62 defeat to Finland, whilst Luxembourg recorded an impressive 66-6 away victory against Norway. A win in the second game would move James Kent’s side to the top of Pool A, overtaking both Latvia and Finland, who drew 14-14 in their head-to-head fixture and currently sit level on seven points.
