As I feared, some of the eighteen nations have already had to announce changes to their squads of 30.
First came Scotland, where the uncapped Holly McIntyre had the misfortune to have to withdraw. She is replaced by Sarah Law.
Now the French management has reported two changes: both Romane Ménager and Lilou Graciet are unable to travel; they are replaced by Caroline Boujard and Kiara Zago. In each case the pair consists of a multi-capped player and a beginner.
Fingers must be tightly crossed to keep this list as short as possible.
