France have been hit by the loss of three players ahead of the clash with the defending champions.
Injury doubts Aurelien Rougerie, Bjamin Fall and Luc Ducalcon have been forced to pull out of the squad with injury.
Marc Lievremont had initially included the trio in his squad for Saturday’s game despite them carrying knocks.
Brive’s Alexis Palisson, Toulouse prop Jean-Baptiste Poux, and Clermont’s Julien Malzieu have all been called in as replacements.
