France coach Bernard Laporte has called up a 22-man squad ahead of his side’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on February 5.
Captain Fabien Pelous returns after serving a nine-week suspension for elbowing Brendan Cannon of Australia on November 5.
Winger Christophe Dominici and back-row Nicolas Brusque have earned recalls, while Bourgoin’s Benjamin Boyet is called up for the first time with Les Bleus.
The starting line-up will be unveiled on January 31.
France squad to face Scotland:
Backs: J-B Elissalde (Stade Toulousain), D Yachvili (Biarritz), F Michalak (Stade Toulousain), B Boyet (Bourgoin), Y Jauzion (Stade Toulousain), F Fritz (Stade Toulousain), L Valbon (Brive), C Dominici (Stade Francais), C Heymans (Stade Toulousain), N Brusque (Biarritz)
Forwards: S Bruno (Sale), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), S Marconnet (Stade Francais), P De Villiers (Stade Francais), O Milloud (Bourgoin), J Thion (Biarritz), F Pelous (Stade Toulousain), L Nallet (Castres), Y Nyanga (Stade Toulousain), J Bonnaire (Bourgoin), R Martin (Stade Francais), T Lievremont (Biarritz)
