Hosts France name Rugby World Cup squad stripped of injured star Ntamack

Galthié, bidding to guide Les Bleus to a maiden World Cup title on home soil, revealed his final squad in a lunchtime announcement on French television.

He opted to include flanker Anthony Jelonch, who has not played since rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament during the Six Nations showdown against Scotland in February.

“Anthony has worked a lot to get back to where he is now,” Galthie told TF1. “He’s not fit now but we think he will be back to his best by mid-September.”