France name squad for November Internationals

France Rugby Union have named their squad for the November Internationals.

The squad sees the absence of Paul Willemse and Alivereti Raka, but Louis Picamoles and Camille Lopez have made their return. 

Demba Bamba and Julien Marchand are set to make their debuts for the national team. Bamba made waves during the U20 World Championship and was one of the top performers in the competition, becoming a nominee for the Player of the Competition.

Marchand represented France at the 2015 U20 Six Nations tournament and played in the 2015 World Junior Championship in Italy, reaching the semi-final with Les Bleus.

He made his debut for the first team during the 2014-15 season and played regularly under Guy Noves before the arrival of Ugo Mola and Fabien Pelous.