France have recalled hooker Dimitri Szarzewski to their squad for the Six Nations Championship clash with England in Paris on March 12th.

He missed Les Bleus' victories over Ireland and Italy with an Achilles injury after starting the opening match against Scotland and replaces knee-injury victim Sebastien Bruno - who has started all three games on the bench - in head coach Bernard Laporte's 22-man party.

FRANCE: (Squad): Backs: JB Elissalde (Toulouse), D Yachvili (Biarritz), F Michalak (Toulouse), F Fritz (Toulouse), D Marty (Perpignan), D Traille (Biarritz), C Heymans (Toulouse), A Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne), C Dominici (Toulouse), T Castaignede (Saracens). Forwards: P De Villiers (Stade Francais), S Marconnet (Stade Francais), O Milloud (Bourgoin), R Ibanez (Wasps), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), F Pelous (Toulouse, captain), J Thion (Biarritz), L Nallet (Castres), Y Nyanga (Toulouse), T Lievremont (Biarritz), J Bonnaire (Bourgoin), O Magne (London Irish).