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LILLE, France — Louis Bielle-Biarrey will become France's youngest player to feature at a Rugby World Cup when the hosts play Uruguay in their second pool game on Thursday in Lille. The winger's meteoric rise earned him a spot in the World Cup squad this summer. Now, it's a starting role, at 20 years, 87 days. Bielle-Biarrey would normally be busy at this time with university tests. He's trying to juggle a degree in business management with the demands of France's rugby team. Rugby is winning out. His country needs him, and Bielle-Biarrey says he wants to finish what he's started.
