XV of France: Fabien Galthié calls a pillar of Pro D2 to replace Thomas Laclayat. Alex Burin, 24, was crowned world champion with the French under-20 team in 2019.
Charles Ollivon will return to this role of captain. After a weekend break, the Six Nations tournament will resume next Sunday in Lille with a France-Italy match of capital importance if the French XV wants to stay afloat. Grégory Alldritt, injured against Scotland, will miss the match against Italy.