France have omitted Jean-Luc Sadourny from their squad to face Ireland in the Five Nations Championship game in Lansdowne Road on February 6th.

Sadourny, who will play for Colomiers against Ulster in the European Cup final on January 30th, is left out because he has not fully recovered from injury. "Sadourny is aware he is not ready at the moment. It would have been unwise to call him up for such a difficult match," said French manager Jo Maso.

France Squad: Forwards: Philippe Benetton (Agen), Olivier Brouzet (Begles-Bordeaux), Christian Califano (Stade Toulousain), Thierry Cleda (Pau), Marc Dal Maso (Colomiers), Raphael Ibanez (USAP), Marc Lievremont (Stade Francais), Thomas Lievremont (USAP), Olivier Magne (Brive), Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais), Fabien Pelous (Stade Toulousain), Franck Tournaire (Stade Toulousain). Backs: David Aucagne (Pau), Philippe Bernat-Salles (Biarritz), Philippe Carbonneau (Brive), Thomas Castaignede (Castres), Franck Comba (Stade Francais), Richard Dourthe (Stade Francais) Arthur Gomes (Stade Francais), Christophe Lassucq (Stade Francais), Thomas Lombard (Stade Francais), Emile N'Tamack (Stade Toulousain).