Marc Lievremont has announced his 30 man squad to play South Africa on 12 June before taking on Argentina on 26 June. He has named uncapped duo Wenceslas Lauret and Jerome Porical as well as recalling Prop Fabien Barcella, number eight Louis Picamoles, fly-half David Skrela, lock Romain Millo-Chluski and centre Maxime Mermoz following their recovery from injuries.
Lievremont has named 11 players who are set to feature in Saturday’s Heineken Cup final as three-time champions Toulouse take on Biarritz at the Stade de France in Paris. He has rested however William Servat who has not stopped playing for three seasons at the highest level and Sebastien Chabal who is recovering from a back injury.
France squad to tour South Africa and Argentina
Forwards: Fabien Barcella (Biarritz), Thomas Domingo (Clermont), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Luc Ducalcon (Castres), Jean-Baptiste Poux (Toulouse), Romain Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), Lionel Nallet (Racing-Metro), Pascal Pape (Stade Francais), Julien Pierre (Clermont), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Wenceslas Lauret (Biarritz)
Backs: Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Francois Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), David Skrela (Toulouse), Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse), David Marty (Perpignan), Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Francais), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Marc Andreu (Castres), Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse), Jerome Porical (Perpignan), Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont), Julien Malzieu (Clermont)