Frisch and Brennan in France's Six Nations squad

Leinster's Rabah Slimani is also included, while head coach Fabien Galthié has picked Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou

Toulon's former Munster centre Antoine Frisch and Toulouse's Joshua Brennan - son of former Ireland star Trevor - are included in France's 42-man squad for the Six Nations. Leinster's Rabah Slimani is also included. 

Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont will take part in his first Six Nations campaign since 2023 after missing last year's competition to prepare for the Paris Olympics, where he won a Rugby Sevens gold medal with Les Bleus.

While flyhalf Romain Ntamack will be involved for the first time since August 2023, having missed the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Six Nations through injury.

Head coach Fabien Galthié has included Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, who were the subject of rape allegations last summer.

Last month, an Argentine court dismissed aggravated rape charges against Auradou and Jegou and the French federation said they were available for international duty again.

Auradou and Jegou, both 21, had been under investigation since July 12 for alleged aggravated rape — a charge used for suspected gang rape — in Argentina's western Mendoza province after they both made their international debuts.

The two players, allowed to leave Argentina in September, always denied any wrongdoing and said the sex was consensual. The plaintiff has appealed the court's decision and the next hearing will take place on Feb. 10, their lawyer said.

FRANCE SQUAD

FORWARDS: Maxime Lamothe (Bordeaux-Bègles), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse); Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Giorgi Beria (USAP), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Dany Priso (Toulon); Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Georges-Henri Colombe (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Leinster, IRL); Hugo Auradou (Pau), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Matthias Halagahu (Toulon), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse), Romain Taofifenua (Racing 92); Esteban Abadie (Toulon), Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), François Cros (Toulouse), Marko Gazzotti (Bordeaux-Bègles), Oscar Jégou (La Rochelle), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse).

BACKS: Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Bègles); Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse); Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse), Nicolas Depoortère (Bordeaux-Bègles), Antoine Frisch (Toulon), Émilien Gailleton (Pau), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Bègles), Noah Nene (Dax); Théo Attissogbé (Pau), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux-Bègles), Gaël Dréan (Toulon), Damian Penaud (Bordeaux-Bègles), Gabin Villière (Toulon); Léo Barré (Paris), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).

Reuters