Scrum of the Earth /

Marc Lievremont has foraged around the depths of the River Loire to find 26 suitable men for France's squad to tour Australia.

Unable to select players from Clermont Auvergne, Stade Francais, Toulouse and Perpignan due to the Top 14 play-off commitments, Lievremont has even managed to pick his younger brother - talk about early Christmas presents.

Sebastien Chabal is recalled and will take his first footsteps towards World Cup 2011 and joins Brive full-back Alexis Palisson, Montauban loosie, Yannick Caballero and Albi centre Thibault Lacroix. as first time Frenchies.

Forwards: Lionel Faure (Sale), Benjamin Kayser (Leicester), Sébastien Bruno (Sale), Pierre Correia (Albi), Renaud Boyoud (Dax), Benoît Lecouls (Biarritz), David Couzinet (Biarritz), Lionel Nallet (Castres), Sébastien Chabal (Sale), Mathieu Lièvremont (Dax), Yannick Caballero (Montauban), Louis Picamoles (Montpellier), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz).

Backs: Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz), Sébastien Tillous-Borde (Castres), Benjamin Boyet (Bourgoin), Francois Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Maxime Mermoz (Toulouse), Thibault Lacroix (Albi), Damien Traille (Biarritz), Alexis Palisson (Brive), Benjamin Thiéry (Biarritz), Pépito Elhorga (Bayonne), Jean-Baptiste Peyras (Bayonne), David Janin (Bourgoin).