France name squad for Italy tie

France coach Bernard Laporte has named his 22-man squad to take on Italy at Rome's Stadio Flaminio in the RBS Six Nations next Sunday, with versatile halfback Frédéric Michalak and Bourgoin prop Olivier Milloud both earning call-ups.

Laporte had looked like wielding the axe to a number of his stars following their 15-12 defeat to Ireland in Dublin at the weekend, criticising a whole host of players in the media by branding them "cheats and liars".