Marconnet out of Six Nations
France prop Sylvain Marconnet will play no further part in the RBS 6 Nations after suffering a serious injury while on a skiing holiday.
The Stade Francais front-row forward, who has 71 caps for Les Bleus, sustained a double fracture of the shinbone and fibula and could be out for around four months.
Pieter De Villiers comes in for Marconnet ahead of the weekend clash with England, while Sale Sharks number eight Sebastien Chabal makes his return in place of Elvis Vermeulen.
There are five changes overall from the squad that beat Wales 32-21 last weekend.
Chabal's Sale team-mate Sebastien Bruno is back-up hooker to captain Raphael Ibanez, meaning Benoit August drops out.
Pascal Pape returns at lock in place of Gregory Lamboley, while Toulouse winger Cedric Heymans is preferred to Aurelien Rougerie.
