Overview
- Fabien Galthié unveiled a 42-man group for tests at the Stade de France against South Africa on 8 November, Fiji on 15 November, and Australia on 22 November.
- Media tallies differ on the number of first-timers, but the list features several uncapped call-ups including Fabien Brau-Boirie, Kalvin Gourgues, Esteban Capilla, Barnabé Massa, Jimi Maximin, Benjamin Bertrand, Guillaume Cramont, and Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang.
- Fullback Thomas Ramos was excused from the initial gathering for family reasons and is expected to rejoin the squad ahead of the matches.
- Injury absences include captain Antoine Dupont and other regulars, with scrum-half slots going to Maxime Lucu, Nolann Le Garrec, and Baptiste Jauneau, and prop depth reshaped by the return of Emerick Setiano.
- Julien Marchand leads the hookers with uncapped options Cramont and Massa behind him, Cyril Baille is omitted for form, and the 42 will play Top 14 this weekend before 23 are protected for the following round.