Uncapped trio Donovan Taofifenua, Julien Delbouis and Georges-Henri Colombe all feature in Fabien Galthie’s 37-man France squad ahead of next month’s Guinness Six Nations.
Racing 92 winger Taofifenua has been rewarded for his eight tries in 11 matches this season while centre Delbouis, 21, has also been selected ahead of Les Bleus’ first match against Italy.
Prop Colombe, 22, has also been included in Galthie’s squad and will be looking to make his maiden France appearance in this year’s Championship – which kicks off in Rome on February 6.
Romain Ntamack, Demba Bamba and Cameron Woki all miss out through injury while wing Damian Penaud returns after making just a solitary appearance throughout 2020.
Elsewhere, full-back Brice Dulin has been rewarded for his impressive form in the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup while Anthony Bouthier and Thomas Ramos make up the other No.15s.
Captain Charles Ollivon and Gregory Alldritt feature among the back-rowers while reigning Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship Antoine Dupont is one of three scrum-halves alongside Baptiste Couilloud and Baptiste Serin.
Louis Carbonel and Matthieu Jalibert have been picked as Galthie’s No.10s in the absence of Ntamack while Virimi Vakatawa and Gael Fickou feature among the centres.
Teddy Thomas, Bernard Le Roux and Camille Chat also feature as Les Bleus try to win their first Guinness Six Nations title since 2010.
Galthie’s team narrowly missed out on last year’s crown on points difference as Eddie Jones’ England, who beat Italy away from home in their final match, clinched the title.
France toppled Ireland 35-27 in Round 5 but that was not enough to stop England, who also won the Autumn Nations Cup, claiming their third Championship victory in five years.
Les Bleus finished runners-up in the Autumn Nations Cup after dramatically losing in extra-time at Twickenham and will be bidding to bounce back when this year’s Guinness Six Nations rolls around.
England host Scotland whiles Wales travel to Ireland in the other two Round 1 matches on February 6 and 7.
France squad
Uini Atonio – 34 caps Cyril Baille 23 caps Pierre Bourgarit -3 caps Camille Chat – 30 caps Georges-Henri Colombe Reazel – 0 caps Jean-Baptiste Gros – 5 caps Mohamed Haouas – 7 caps Hassane Kolingar – 2 caps Julien Marchand – 9 caps Killian Geraci – 2 caps Bernard Le Roux – 44 caps Baptiste Pesenti – 2 caps Swan Rebbadj – 1 caps Romain Taofifenua – 20 caps Paul Willemse – 12 caps Grégory Alldritt – 18 caps Dylan Cretin – 5 caps François Cros – 8 caps Anthony Jelonch – 4 caps Charles Ollivon – 18 caps Selevasio Tolofua – 1 caps Baptiste Couilloud – 5 caps Antoine Dupont – 27 caps Baptiste Serin – 39 caps Louis Carbonel – 2 caps Matthieu Jalibert – 8 caps Julien Delbouis – 0 caps Gaël Fickou – 58 caps Virimi Vakatawa – 27 caps Arthur Vincent – 7 caps Damian Penaud – 17 caps Donovan Taofifenua – 0 caps Teddy Thomas – 22 caps Gabin Villiere – 2 caps Anthony Bouthier – 6 caps Brice Dulin – 31 caps Thomas Ramos – 14 caps
