France centre Maxime Mermoz has pulled out of Sunday's Test against New Zealand in Marseille because of a sore right thigh muscle, the French team said on Tuesday.
The Perpignan back is replaced in the squad by Toulouse wing Cedric Heymans, a team spokesman said.
Squad:
Forwards: Fabien Barcella, Thomas Domingo, Nicolas Mas, Sylvain Marconnet, William Servat, Dimitri Szarzewski, Romain Millo-Chluski, Sebastien Chabal, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Julien Bonnaire, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Julien Puricelli
Backs: Julien Dupuy, Morgan Parra, Francois Trinh-Duc, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Damien Traille, Cedric Heymans, Maxime Medard, Vincent Clerc, Yann David.