Pelous back in French plans

FRANCE have recalled skipper Fabien Pelous for their Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on February 5.

The Toulouse lock was banned for nine weeks in November for elbowing Australian hooker Brendan Cannon in France’s 26-16 win over the Wallabies in Marseilles earlier in the month.

But there was no doubt that coach Bernard Laporte would bring him back into the frame as the 32-year-old with 102 caps to his name is a central figure in the French build-up to next year’s World Cup on home soil.