Paris (AFP)

Hooker Camille Chat, injured, is not in the group of 28 French players, in which Damian Penaud and Jefferson Poirot make their return to prepare the trip to Scotland, March 8, for the third match of the Six Nations Tournament.

Victim of a hamstring elongation, the hooker Camille Chat is "put to rest" for an unspecified duration, according to the federation (France Rugby).

The Racing 92 player had already missed the first two wins against England (24-17) and Italy (35-22) due to a calf injury, before making a thunderous entry into the game. victory in Wales (27-23).

Absent in the first three games after a calf injury, Clermontois Damian Penaud, one of the great revelations of the World Cup, is applying for a starting spot in Edinburgh.

Taking advantage of the injury to the pillar Cyril Baille (dislocation of the right shoulder), Jefferson Poirot made his return to the group gathered Thursday at Marcoussis. The experienced left pillar of Bordeaux (27, 35 caps) was the absent surprise for the group of 23 against the Welsh, after coming into play during the first two days.

This group of 28 players will be supplemented at the beginning of next week by fourteen other elements to (re) constitute an enlarged group of 42, as has been the case since the start of preparation for the Tournament.

After traveling to Scotland on March 8, the XV de France will welcome Ireland on March 14 at the Stade de France. If successful in the last two meetings, he will achieve the 10th Grand Slam in his history in the Tournament.

The group of 28 players at Marcoussis:

First line

Demba Bamba (21, 10 selections, Lyon), Jean-Baptiste Gros (20, 1 Selection, Toulon), Mohamed Haouas (25, 3 selections, Montpellier), Julien Marchand (24, 5 selections, Toulouse), Peato Mauvaka (23, 3 caps, Toulouse), Jefferson Poirot (27, 35 caps, Union Bordeaux-Bègles)

Second line

Killian Geraci (20, 0 Selection, Lyon), Bernard Le Roux (30, 40 selections, Racing 92), Romain Taofifenua (29, 16 selections, Toulon), Paul Willemse (27, 8 selections, Montpellier)

Third row

Grégory Alldritt (22, 14 selections, La Rochelle), Dylan Cretin (22, 1 Selection, Lyon), François Cros (25, 5 selections, Toulouse), Charles Ollivon (cap., 26, 14 selections, Toulon ), Selevasio Tolofua (22, 0 selection, Toulouse), Cameron Woki (21, 2 selections, Union Bordeaux-Bègles)

Half scrum

Antoine Dupont (23, 23 caps, Toulouse), Baptiste Serin (25, 35 caps, Toulon)

Half opening

Matthieu Jalibert (21, 4 selections, Bordeaux-Bègles Union), Romain Ntamack (20, 15 selections, Toulouse)

Center

Gaël Fickou (25, 54 caps, Stade Français Paris), Virimi Vakatawa (27, 23 caps, Racing 92), Arthur Vincent (20, 3 caps, Montpellier)

wing

Gabriel Ngandebe (22, 0 selection, Montpellier), Damian Penaud (23, 16 selections, Clermont), Teddy Thomas (26, 19 selections, Racing 92)

Back

Anthony Bouthier (27, 3 caps, Montpellier), Thomas Ramos (24, 10 caps, Toulouse)

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