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| - France coach Fabien Galthie retained just five of the matchday 23 to face Scotland at the weekend for the Autumn Nations Cup match against Italy on November 28, when he announced the 31-man squad on Friday. Half-backs Baptiste Couilloud, Matthieu Jalibert and Louis Carbonel, as well as wing Teddy Thomas and flanker Cameron Woki are the only survivors from Murrayfield as Galthie has to stick to a deal struck with the Top 14 clubs that players can only play in three autumn internationals. The Italy list includes three players new to the international set-up in the shape of full-backs Matthis Lebel from Toulouse and Jean-Pascal Barraque from Clermont as well as 20-year-old Bordeaux centre Yoram Moefana who has scored four tries in four outings in the Top 14 this season. France have already played Wales, in a warm-up, and Ireland in the Six Nations, and face Scotland on Sunday. After the Italy match, they play a classification game in early December. France's first match in the Autumn Nations Cup was cancelled because of coronavirus within the Fiji team. France squad Forwards: Hassane Kolingar, Rodrigue Neti, Dorian Aldegheri, Uini Atonio, Ali Oz, Peato Mauvaka, Teddy Baubigny, Pierre Bourgarit, Killian Geraci, Swan Rebbadj, Baptiste Pesenti, Cyril Cazeaux, Cameron Woki, Sekou Macalou, Anthony Jelonch, Yacouba Camara, Fabien Sanconnie Backs: Baptiste Serin, Baptiste Couilloud, Matthieu Jalibert, Louis Carbonel, Julien Delbouis, Olivier Klemenczak, Jean-Pascal Barraque, Yoram Moefana, Matthis Lebel, Alivereti Raka, Gabin Villiere, Teddy Thomas, Gervais Cordin, Brice Dulin str/gj/bsp
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