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Antoine Dupont returns in 42-man provisional France Six Nations squad
By PA
Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack have been included in a 42-man France squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament.
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Toulouse scrum-half Dupont, who has returned as captain, has switched focus back to the 15-a-side game after leading France to the gold medal in the rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics.
Fly-half Ntamack missed the entire Autumn Series due to a calf injury sustained while playing for Toulouse last October.
France, who finished runners-up to Ireland in last year’s tournament, face Wales at Stade de France in their opening match on January 31.
Coach Fabien Galthie has also included Leinster’s 35-year-old prop Rabah Slimani and back Noah Nene, who plays for second-tier US Dax Rugby Landes, in his provisional squad, which will be reduced to 28 players next week.
France won all three of their Autumn Series matches against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina.
2025 France Six Nations squad:
Forwards:
Esteban Abadie
Dorian Aldegheri
Gregory Alldritt
Uini Atonio
Hugo Auradou
Cyril Baille
Giorgi Beria
Paul Boudehent
Joshua Brennan
Georges-Henri Colombe
Francois Cros
Thibaud Flament
Marko Gazzotti
Jean-Baptiste Gros
Matthias Halagahu
Oscar Jegou
Anthony Jelonch
Maxime Lamothe
Julien Marchand
Peato Mauvaka
Emmanuel Meafou
Dany Priso
Rabah Slimani
Romain Taofifenua
Backs:
Theo Attissogbe
Pierre-Louis Barassi
Leo Barre
Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Nicolas Depoortere
Gael Drean
Antoine Dupont
Antoine Frisch
Emilien Gailleton
Mattieu Jalibert
Nolann Le Garrec
Maxime Lucu
Yoram Moefana
Noah Nene
Romain Ntamack
Damian Penaud
Thomas Ramos
Gabin Villiere
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