Beauxis makes France return after six years

Veteran Lionel Beauxis was France coach Jacques Brunel's surprise inclusion in the starting XV he named to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday, six years since his last cap.

The 32-year-old Beauxis was only added to Brunel's squad due to a knee ligament injury to teenage fly-half Matthieu Jalibert in last weekend's 15-13 defeat to Ireland.

The Lyon half-back's last appearance for France was in March 2012 against Wales.

He is one of three changes to the starting line-up, all injury induced, while powerful No.8 Louis Picamoles is one of three new faces on the replacements bench.

Marco Tauliegne comes in for Kevin Gourdon, who has an ankle injury, at No.8 with fit-again Geoffrey Doumayrou coming in for Henry Chavancy, who hasn't taken part in contact training this week due to an eye socket injury, in the centres.

Scrum-half Baptise Serin is in on the bench in place of Antoine Dupont, whose season is over following a knee ligament injury suffered during a nine-minute cameo against Ireland, while Eddy Ben Arous replaces Dany Priso as substitute loosehead prop.

Geoffrey Palis; Teddy Thomas, Remi Lamerat, Geoffrey Doumayrou, Virimi Vakatawa; Lionel Beauxis, Maxime Machenaud; Marco Tauleigne, Yacouba Camara, Wenceslas Lauret; Sebastien Vahaamahina, Arthur Iturria; Rabah Slimani, Guilhem Guirado (capt), Jefferson Poirot

Replacements: Adrien Pelissie, Eddy Ben Arous, Cedate Gomes Sa, Paul Gabrillagues, Louis Picamoles, Baptiste Serin, Anthony Belleau, Benjamin Fall