French prop Jefferson Poirot has decided to retire from international rugby at the age of just 27 - in a bizarre move announced in an interview with Le Equippe.
France are back in action on Saturday for the first time since the Scotland defeat and Fabien Galthie has named his team.
100 minutes of action were needed at Ashton Gate before Bristol got the better of Bordeaux to reach next month's Challenge Cup final.
Semi Radradra has been unstoppable since joining Bristol during the summer and he now faces former club Bordeaux on Friday in Europe.
The recent defeat to Ulster was the fourth knockout stage Edinburgh defeat on Richard Cockerill’s watch, a habit that must be broken in France on Saturday.
France player Demba Bamba looks menacing, tipping the scales at 124kgs, but his parents' sage advice has been the real making of him.
France player ratings from their 28-17 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield, a result which rules them out from winning a rare Grand Slam.
Scotland player ratings: Gregor Townsend made three changes to his Scotland XV to play France in Murrayfield.