Brunel rings the changes ahead of Six Nations

France have called up five uncapped players to their squad for the Six Nations.

Head coach Jacques Brunel has named Toulouse fly-half Romain Ntamack - an Under-20s World Cup winner - among the 31-man group that will gather ahead of their championship opener with Wales on February 1.

Ntamack's club-mates Dorian Aldegheri and Thomas Ramos will also get the chance to impress Les Bleus chiefs up close for the first time when the team gathers at their Marcoussis training base.

La Rochelle number eight Gregory Alldritt has also been called up, as has Montpellier's South Africa-born lock Paul Willemse after he became eligible for French residency four-and-a-half years on from making the move to Europe.

Toulon's Guilhem Guirado will again skipper the team while Mathieu Bastareaud and Morgan Parra are also included.


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