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France include Camille Lopez in squad to face Australia

Camille Lopez of Clermont kicks a penalty
Image: Camille Lopez is back in the fold for France

France coach Guy Noves has called up Clermont fly-half Camille Lopez to his squad for Saturday's Test against Australia in Paris.

Lopez, who earned the last of his nine caps in the 2015 Six Nations, replaces first choice fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc, who broke his right arm in France's 52-8 victory over Samoa in Toulouse on Saturday.

Centre Maxime Mermoz and back-row forward Damien Chouly have also been recalled to the squad, while Toulon prop Xavier Chiocci and Montpellier back-rower Kelian Galletier have been included for the first time.

France's fly half Francois Trinh-Duc (C) is tackled by Argentina centre Jeronimo de la Fuente
Image: Francois Trinh-Duc is facing a spell on the sidelines with a broken arm

France squad:

Forwards: Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Remi Bonfils (Stade Francais), Camille Chat (Racing 92), Xavier Chiocci (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Kelian Galletier (Montpellier), Kevin Gourdon (La Rochelle), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Arthur Iturria (Clermont), Wenceslas Lauret (Racing 92), Julien Le Devedec (Brive), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Charles Ollivon (Toulon), Louis Picamoles (Northampton), Clement Ric (Clermont), Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Sebastien Vahaamahina (Clermont).

Also See:

Backs: Djibril Camara (Stade Francais), Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse), Brice Dulin (Racing 92), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Remi Lamerat (Clermont), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Maxime Machenaud (Racing 92), Maxime Mermoz (Toulon), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Baptiste Serin (Bordeaux-Begles), Scott Spedding (Clermont), Virimi Vakatawa (FFR)

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