Overview
- Antoine Dupont rejoined the camp to advance his return-to-play after a March ACL rupture and will not feature against South Africa, Fiji or Australia.
- Training indicated a probable XV with Baptiste Erdocio and Régis Montagne at prop, Julien Marchand at hooker, Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou at lock, and a backline of Thomas Ramos, Damian Penaud, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Gaël Fickou and Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
- Romain Ntamack ran at fly-half with Le Garrec, while Maxime Lucu—short on minutes after a thumb injury—appears set for the bench.
- The captaincy for the tour remains undecided, with Gaël Fickou or Anthony Jelonch seen as the leading options.
- Fabien Galthié will announce the team on Thursday at 11:00 at Marcoussis, and Uini Atonio continues rehab with a return not expected before late December.