
Racing-Metro lock Wenceslas Lauret was on Monday called up by coach Philippe Saint-Andre to replace injured Charles Ollivon in France's extended 31-man Six Nations squad.
Ollivon misses out after suffering a shoulder injury in his club Bayonne's European Challenge Cup win over La Rochelle at the weekend.
The 25-year-old Lauret turned out for France in last year's championship.
Saint-Andre's 31-man group will join up for a training camp in the Pyrenees region from January 25.
France kick off their Six Nations campagin against Scotland at the Stade de France on February 7.
Squad:
Forwards (17): Eddy Ben Arous (Racing-Metro), Alexandre Menini (Toulon), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Francais), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Pape (Stade Francais), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Wenceslas Lauret (Racing-Métro), Bernard Le Roux (Racing-Metro), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse)
Backs (14): Rory Kockott (Castres), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Toulon), Remi Tales (Castres), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Remi Lamerat (Castres), Alexandre Dumoulin (Racing-Metro), Teddy Thomas (Racing-Metro), Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux-Begles), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Brice Dulin (Racing-Metro), Scott Spedding (Bayonne)
Source: AFP
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