France head coach Fabien Galthie has made two changes to his starting XV for this Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield at 15 00.
Winger Teddy Thomas has been dropped from the 23-man squad and is replaced by the fit again Damien Penaud, while the other change has been forced upon Galthie with Jefferson Poirot coming in for the injured Cyril Baille.
That means that Jean-Baptiste remains on the bench as a substitute along with Camille Chat, who has recovered from injury to be involved.
Despite Thomas being left out regular centre Gael Fickou keeps his place on the left-wing, where he performed well against Wales in the last round.
France remain the only side capable of winning the Grand Slam this year having won all three of their first fixtures and will be hoping to make it four from four on Sunday.
However, their potential Grand Slam win could be delayed as their game with Ireland next weekend still remains in doubt despite the Six Nations organisers stating it will go ahead, with the coronavirus spreading rapidly.
