The XV of France in June will make a tour in the southern hemisphere to deliver three test matches.

The Blues will face New Zealand, the world defending champion. The coach Philippe Saint-André has announced the list of the players selected for this trip.

The manager of the XV of France surprised by convening eight novices among the group of 35 players. It is clear that Philippe Saint-Andre is still in the logic of reconstruction for the next World Cup.
The French Eddy Ben Arous, Alexander Flanquart, Camille Lopez, Remi Talès have been selected as well as the South Africans Daniel Kotze and Bernard Le Roux and Fiji Noa Nakaitaci. The Montpellier player Francois Trinh-Duc is missing from the selection.

Forwards (19): Eddy Ben Arous (Racing Metro), Vincent Debaty (Clermont), Thomas Domingo (Clermont), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Dimitri Szarzewski (Racing Metro), Luc Ducalcon (Clermont ), Daniel Kotze (Clermont), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Christophe Samson (Castres), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Perpignan), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier) Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, cap.), Bernard Le Roux (Racing Metro), Antonie Claassen (Castres), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse).

Rear (16): Maxime Machenaud (Racing-Metro), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Frederic Michalak (Toulon), Camille Lopez (Bordeaux-Begles), Rémi Talès (Castres), Bastareaud (Toulon), Gael Fickou (Toulouse) Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Florian Fritz (Toulouse), Maxime Mermoz (Toulon), Maxime Medard (Toulouse), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Alexis Palisson (Toulon), Adrien Plante (Perpignan), Brice Dulin (Castres), Yoann Huget (Touloluse)