Wesley Fofana has earned a France recall ahead of their summer Test series in New Zealand after missing the 2018 NatWest 6 nations through injury.
The talented centre suffered a neck injury and missed the Championship – which marked the beginning of the Jacques Brunel era and saw Les Bleus finish fourth.
Fellow veteran Maxime Medard has earned a recall, two years on from his last Test match against Argentina – while there are also places for Teddy Thomas, Rémi Lamerat, Anthony Belleau, Félix Lambey and Alexandre Lapandry.
However, wing Yoann Huget is still out injured with an Achilles injury.
France will face the All Blacks in three Test matches, with the first to come on June 9 at Eden Park before two further contests at Westpac Stadium and Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Brunel will have been encouraged by their display in the NatWest 6 Nations, which saw France win two matches against Italy and England.
“This tour of New Zealand against the All Blacks is a wonderful challenge that we are eager to meet,” he said.
“This is the ultimate opportunity for us to make a final review of the squad and to see new players join the France group before this pre-World Cup season begins.
“Some players in this group had this opportunity and seized it and are still with us.
“During this tour, others can come back or take their chance because the upcoming season will see the group tightening during the tour of November 2018 and the 2019 tournament in anticipation of the Rugby World Cup at Japan.”
France squad to tour New Zealand: Uini Atonio Mathieu Babillot Cyril Baille Mathieu Bastareaud Anthony Belleau Eddy Ben Arous Hugo Bonneval Pierre Bourgarit Camille Chat Geoffrey Doumayrou Benjamin Fall Gaël Fickou Wesley Fofana Paul Gabrillagues Kélian Galletier Cedate Gomes Sa Kevin Gourdon Rémy Grosso Félix Lambey Rémi Lamerat Alexandre Lapandry Bernard Le Roux Yoann Maestri Maxime Medard Morgan Parra Adrien Pelissie Jules Plisson Dany Priso Fabien Sanconnie Baptiste Serin Rabah Slimani Teddy Thomas
