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| - Winger Damian Penaud will return from injury to replace Teddy Thomas for France's Six Nations visit to Scotland this weekend, head coach Fabien Galthie announced on Friday. Penaud, 23, has missed Les Bleus' three opening victories in the tournament after suffering a calf injury before their February 2 victory over England. Thomas was substituted after 66 minutes of the win over Wales on February 22 and Galthie opted not to include the Racing 92 winger in the squad to travel to Edinburgh. "There are no sanctions with France, there's healthy competition. Thomas is still part of the squad," Galthie said. "Penaud came back to training before the third match, he has been excellent in training and made his claim for this fourth match," Galthie added. Elsewhere, prop Jefferson Poirot takes the place of Cyril Baille who sustained a shoulder injury at the Principality Stadium. "The thought behind it was in relation to the balance of the team. We have total confidence in Jefferson Poirot's ability to add to the team," Galthie said. Hooker Camille Chat keeps his place on the subtitutes' bench despite struggling with a groin injury since the success in the Welsh capital. "We didn't take any risk with Camille considering the little problem after the game in Cardiff. We don't feel like we are taking a particular risk," team manager Raphael Ibanez said on Friday. "The decision about his fitness was made at the end of the week and he's part of the finishers," Ibanez added. Galthie chose to keep faith with his in-form but inexperienced half-back partnership of scrum-half Antoine Dupont and fly-half Romain Ntamack as France search for their first win at Murrayfield since 2014. "We can also give the status of consistency to other young players who have kept their places beause of their performances," former france captain Ibanez said. "We want to give them confidence and the chance to mature. When Fabien named the team earlier, you look at the number of Tests appearances they have, we are at the start of the adventure," he added. A fourth victory in this tournament for France on Sunday would ensure a tilt at a first Grand Slam since 2010. France (15-1) Anthony Bouthier; Damian Penaud, Virimi Vakatawa, Arthur Vincent, Gael Fickou; Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont; Gregory Alldritt, Charles Ollivon (capt), Francois Cros; Paul Willemse, Bernard Le Roux; Mohamed Haouas, Camille Chat, Jefferson Poirot Replacements: Camille Chat, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Demba Bamba, Romain Taofifenua, Dylan Cretin, Baptiste Serin, Matthieu Jalibert, Thomas Ramos iwd/lp
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