Jacques Brunel has included six uncapped players in his 32-man squad for the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations, including teenage fly-half Matthieu Jalibert.
The France Under-20s star gets the nod after some impressive performances for club side Bordeaux-Bègles who also provide fellow newcomer Marco Tauleigne.
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Elsewhere in the forwards, Lyon second row Felix Lambey is included after missing out on a debut in November due to injury, while Dany Priso and Cedate Gomes Sa are the two new faces in the front row. The final uncapped player included is Geoffrey Palis, the Castres full-back.
Brunel has also recalled a number of players, most notably scrum-half Morgan Parra, who could make his first Test appearance since 2015 after being named as one of three scrum-halves along with Antoine Dupont and Maxime Machenaud.
He will also be able to call upon Yacouba Camara, Arthur Iturria, Rémi Lamerat and Virimi Vakatawa, who were all absent in November.
France open their NatWest 6 Nations campaign at home to Ireland in Paris before travelling to Scotland in round two.
France squad for the NatWest 6 Nations: BASTAREAUD Mathieu (RC Toulon) BELLEAU Anthony (RC Toulon) BEN AROUS Eddy (Racing 92) CAMARA Yacouba (Montpellier HR) CHAT Camille (Racing 92) CHAVANCY Henry (Racing 92) DOUMAYROU Geoffrey (Stade Rochelais) DULIN Brice (Racing 92) DUPONT Antoine (Stade Toulousain) FALL Benjamin (Montpellier HR) GABRILLAGUES Paul (Stade Français Paris) GOMES SA Cedate (Racing 92) GOURDON Kevin (Stade Rochelais) GUIRADO Guihem (RC Toulon) ITURRIA Arthur (ASM Clermont Auvergne) JALIBERT Matthieu (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) JELONCH Anthony (Castres Olympique) LAMBEY Félix (Lyon OU) LAMERAT Rémi (ASM Clermont Auvergne) LAURET Wenceslas (Racing 92) MACALOU Sekou (Stade Français Paris) MACHENAUD Maxime (Racing 92) PALIS Geoffrey (Castres Olympique) PARRA Morgan (ASM Clermont Auvergne) POIROT Jefferson (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) PRISO Dany (Stade Rochelais) SLIMANI Rabah (ASM Clermont Auvergne) TAULEIGNE Marco (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) THOMAS Teddy (Racing 92) TOLOFUA Christopher (Saracens RFC) VAHAAMAHINA Sébastien (ASM Clermont Auvergne) VAKATAWA Virimi (Racing 92)
France’s first NatWest 6 Nations fixture of 2018 sees them take on Ireland on Saturday 3rd February, 5:45pm at the Stade de France.
What are France’s 2018 NatWest 6 Nations fixtures?
France v Ireland, Sat 3 Feb 2018, 5:45pm, BBC Scotland v France, Sun 11 Feb 2018, 3:00pm, BBC France v Italy, Fri 23 Feb 2018, 9:00pm, ITV France v England, Sat 10 Mar 2018, 5:45pm, BBC Wales v France, Sat 17 Mar 2018, 5:00pm, BBC
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