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Bernard Le Roux called up to France squad for 6 Nations
Published
Jan. 29, 2017 9:09 a.m. ET
AP
PARIS (AP) Flanker Bernard Le Roux has been called up to the France squad to replace Raphael Lakafia ahead of next weekend's Six Nations opener against England.
The South African-born Le Roux has 24 test caps for France but played only one match in last season's Six Nations - a 31-21 home defeat to England.
France travels to play England at Twickenham on Saturday, with preparations affected by a spate of withdrawals last week.
Hooker Camille Chat, loosehead prop Eddy Ben Arous and center Wesley Fofana have withdrawn.
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France, which finished second-to-last in last year's tournament, is also without experienced flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc, who is recovering from a broken arm.
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