France name squad to face Scotland

Former captain Abdel Benazzi and winger Christophe Dominici have been recalled to the France squad for the Six Nations math against…

Former captain Abdel Benazzi and winger Christophe Dominici have been recalled to the France squad for the Six Nations math against Scotland in Paris on February 4th.

Agen lock Benazzi and Stade Francais left wing Dominici, who both missed the three test matches against Australia and New Zealand last year, were in the 22-man squad unveiled by team general manager Jo Maso.

Benazzi, 32, comes in for the injured Olivier Brouzet who is out for the next two games.

Dominici is fit to play again after returning to club rugby earlier in the month following a spell in hospital while suffering from depression.

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France will be without Toulouse centre Emile N'Tamack who suffered a shoulder injury during a European Cup match at Cardiff last week. He is replaced by Biarritz's Philippe Bernat-Salles.

Biarritz's Serge Betsen was preferred to Colomiers number eight Francis N'Tamack who is still waiting to make his debut for France in the tournament.

Backs:Xavier Garbajosa (Toulouse), Philippe Bernat-Salles (Biarritz), David Bory (Montferrand), Christophe Dominici (Stade Francais), Richard Dourthe (Beziers), Franck Comba (Stade Francais), Christophe Lamaison (Agen), Gerald Merceron (Montferrand), Fabien Galthie (Colomiers), Philippe Carbonneau (Pau).

Forwards:Christophe Moni (Stade Francais), Olivier Magne (Montferrand), Christophe Juillet (Stade Francais), Serge Betsen (Biarritz), Fabien Pelous (Toulouse), David Auradou (Stade Francais), Abdelatif Benazzi (Agen), Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais), Pieter De Villiers (Stade Francais), Christian Califano (Toulouse), Fabrice Landreau (Stade Francais), Raphakl Ibanez (Castres).