Back-row forward Sebastien Chabal and scrum-half Mathieu Barrau have pulled out of France’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy on Sunday with ankle injuries sustained in domestic competition at the weekend.
Agen’s Barrau will be replaced by Stade Toulousain’s Jean-Baptiste Elissade, who last appeared for the national side in 2000.
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