XV of France: Romain Taofifenua forfeits, Mickaël Guillard replaces him

The second row of Racing 92, Romain Taofifenua, is withdrawn from the gathering of the French XV for the first match of the Six Nations Tournament, and is replaced by Lyonnais Mickaël Guillard, the FFR announced on Sunday. Taofifenua (34 years old, 53 caps), came out in the 45th minute during Racing's victory against the Stormers (31-22) on Saturday, and appeared with an ice pack on one knee, even though his coach Stuart Lancaster s was intended to be reassuring after the match.

Guillard (24 years old, 5 caps) had been a substitute in the Blues' last three matches this fall, for three victories against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina. Injured in an ankle at the end of November with Lou, Guillard has not played again since this injury.