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Depoortere, Jelonch and Le Brun called into France squad after injuries

Centre Fabien Brau-Boirie, No 8 Marko Gazzotti and flyhalf Antoine Hastoy have pulled out injured, and Castres flyhalf Louis Le Brun has yet to win a Test cap.

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France have lost three players to injury before their November Tests, and they have called in a Bordeaux centre, a Toulouse back-rower and an uncapped Castres flyhalf to take their places.

Pau centre Fabien Brau-Boirie has a knee injury and Bordeaux-Bègles No 8 Marko Gazzotti has a hamstring problem. Flyhalf Antoine Hastoy is out with an ankle injury. All three have left the France squad that was named earlier.

Nicolas Depoortere, Anthony Jelonch and Louis Le Brun come in as cover for the Nations Championship Tests in November. Each replacement covers a different position: Depoortere is a centre, Jelonch plays in the back row and Le Brun is a flyhalf.

Le Brun is the newcomer of the three. He has not been capped at Test level, but he has played for France Under-20.

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