Lyon scrum-half Baptiste Couilloud was among several notable names missing from the 42 selected by Fabien Galthie for France’s opening match of this year’s senior men’s Six Nations against Wales on January 31.
It was the summer of 2023, following the collapse of London Irish, when Jackson linked up with Lyon, his second Top 14 club after a previous stint at Perpignan.
Former Ireland flyhalf Paddy Jackson has secured his future by extending his Lyon contract until 2026.
Montpellier's brutal replacement of Richard Cockerill with a 'journeyman' underlines the Top 14's policy of hiring and firing coaches