France coach Marc Lièvremont has been forced to call in Cédric Heymans to his squad to face New Zealand after Maxime Mermoz was ruled out injured.
The in-form Perpignan centre suffered a thigh strain in training and will now miss Saturday's hugely-anticipated clash in Marseille.
France squad:
Forwards: Fabien Barcella, Thomas Domingo, Nicolas Mas, Sylvain Marconnet, William Servat, Dimitri Szarzewski, Romain Millo-Chluski, Sebastien Chabal, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Julien Bonnaire, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Julien Puricelli
Backs: Julien Dupuy, Morgan Parra, Francois Trinh-Duc, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Damien Traille, Cédric Heymans, Maxime Medard, Vincent Clerc, Yann David.
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