France veterans face All Blacks:

France have recalled Christian Califano, Olivier Magne and Thomas Castaignede for Saturday's first Test against New Zealand in Auckland.
Les Bleus will award five new caps as the top four clubs are still involved in championship play-offs, making leading players unavailable.

Squad captain Raphael Ibanez, the Wasps hooker, is likely to be a replacement in both Tests after a long season.

Second row Pascal Pape skippers the side at Eden Park instead.

Califano, who has resurrected his career at English Premiership side Gloucester, has not added to his 69 caps in four years

Magne, 34, won the last of his 86 caps in the 2006 Six Nations and Castaignede, 32, has missed out because of injury in the last 12 months.


France:
Thomas Castaignede; Julien Laharrague, Arnaud Mignardi, Jean-Philippe Grandclaude, Benjamin Thiery; Benjamin Boyet, Nicolas Durand; Christian Califano, Sebastien Bruno, Nicolas Mas; Pascal Pape (capt), Julien Pierre; Gregory Le Corvec, Olivier Magne, Sebastien Chabal

Replacements:
Raphael Ibanez, Franck Montanella, Olivier Olibeau, Damien Chouly, Mickael Forest, Nicolas Laharrague, Ludovic Valbon