First five-eighth Francois Trinh-Duc has been recalled to the France squad to face Wales in the Six Nations after recovering from injury, the French federation (FFR) said.
The Montpellier player, who was omitted from last year's World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre, is new manager Guy Noves's favourite first five-eighth.
He missed the first two Six Nations games due to a shin injury.
Trinh-Duc will be in competition with Jules Plisson for a place in the starting lineup against Wales.
After being knocked out by New Zealand with a record defeat in the World Cup quarterfinals, France started their Six Nations campaign with narrow home wins over Italy (23-21) and Ireland (10-9).
