France head coach Fabien Galthie has revealed his 23-man squad to take on the Springboks this weekend in Paris, with Gael Fickou named as captain.

The Racing 92 centre takes over the captaincy duties from previous leader Gregory Alldritt, who has been dropped from the squad altogether.

Les Bleus come into this weekend’s Test out for revenge, as they take on the Boks for the first time since the dramatic World Cup quarter-final two years ago.

Galthie names new captain in huge call

While the headline call comes in the back-row, France boss Galthie has turned to his big guns in