Romain Ntamack has been banned following his sending off against Wales in the opening match of the Six Nations Championship last weekend. The fly-half was sin-binned following his high shot on Welsh playmaker Ben Thomas,

“There was a high degree of danger and no mitigation,” Williams informed French on-field captain Gregory Alldritt, producing a red card. Under a new trial this Six Nations, France would have been able to replace the wing after 20 minutes had the game not concluded.

France have received a blow ahead of their Six Nations clash against England with confirmation that suspended fly-half Romain Ntamack will miss the game.