Six Nations: Sebastien Tillous-Borde returns to France squad
Thursday 19 February 2015 12:20, UK
Toulon scrum-half Sebastien Tillous-Borde has recovered from a knee injury in time to get called up for France's Six Nations game with Wales next week.
Tillous-Borde, 29, comes in for Castres' Rory Kockott, who suffered a quadriceps injury in last Saturday's 18-11 loss to Ireland.
Kockott's selection was already up in the air as his performance at Lansdowne Road had been criticised by coach Philippe Saint-Andre.
Tillous-Borde started in all three of November's Test matches but missed the Scotland and Ireland games because to a bruised knee.
Bordeaux-Begles' fly-half Pierre Bernard, 25, was also called up to replace prop Nicolas Mas, who hasn't featured in any of France's 2015 Six Nations matches.
Wing Teddy Thomas is suffering from a sprained ankle and makes way for his Toulouse counterpart Gael Fickou.
Saint-Andre could be forced into a further change depending on the outcome of lock Pascal Pape's citing hearing later on Thursday.
The 34-year-old faces a ban after kneeing Ireland's Jamie Heaslip in the back.
France, who beat Scotland 15-8 before surrendering to Ireland, host Wales at the Stade de France on February 28.
Forwards (16): Eddy Ben Arous (Racing-Metro), Vincent Debaty (Clermont), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Jocelino Suta (Toulon), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Pape (Stade Français), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Bernard Le Roux (Racing-Metro), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Wenceslas Lauret (Racing-Metro), Loann Goujon (La Rochelle)
Backs (14): Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Toulon), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Rémi Tales (Castres), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Pierre Bernard (Bordeaux-Begles), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Remi Lamerat (Castres), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux-Begles), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Scott Spedding (Bayonne), Brice Dulin (Racing-Metro)
