Six Nations: France lose Sebastien Tillous-Borde for Scotland clash

Scrum-half Sebastien Tillous-Borde has been ruled out of France's Six Nations opening game against Scotland in Paris on Saturday.

Coach Philippe Saint-Andre will also be missing Toulouse No 8 Louis Picamoles who picked up a thigh injury in Toulouse's 13-9 Top 14 win over Castres on Saturday.

Racing Metro full-back Brice Dulin wins a recall. Dulin missed the November Test series after sustaining a stress fracture of his left shin, with his place in the starting line-up going to South Africa-born Scott Spedding.

But he has been in fine form of late for Racing, convincing Saint-Andre to bring him back in.

Also added to the squad were lock Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), back-rowers Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse) and Wenceslas Lauret (Racing-Métro), centres Rémi Lamerat (Castres) and Gaël Fickou (Toulouse), and back-three duo Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux-Bègles) and Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont).

Saint-Andre is expected to name his starting line-up on Thursday.

Forwards (17): Eddy Ben Arous (Racing-Métro), Alexandre Menini (Toulon), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Papé (Stade Français), Romain Taofifenua (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Wenceslas Lauret (Racing-Métro), Bernard Le Roux (Racing-Métro), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Loann Goujon (La Rochelle)

Backs (14): Rory Kockott (Castres), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Rémi Tales (Castres), Camille Lopez (Clermont), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Rémi Lamerat (Castres), Gaël Fickou (Toulouse), Teddy Thomas (Racing-Métro), Sofiane Guitoune (Bordeaux-Bègles), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Brice Dulin (Racing-Métro), Scott Spedding (Bayonne)