Yachvili out of France's clash with Ireland

France will be without scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili for their RBS 6 Nations home tie against Ireland on Saturday, the French rugby federation (FFR) said on Thursday.

Yachvili, who was the starting scrumhalf when France lost the World Cup final to New Zealand in October and for the first RBS 6 Nations game against Italy last weekend, was suffering from lumbago, the FFR said in a statement.

Morgan Parra will start in his place.

France called up Stade Francais player Julien Dupuy as a substitute. A former Leicester player, Dupuy won six caps for France but has not been called up since late 2009.

France host Ireland at the Stade de France.

France v Ireland, RBS 6 Nations, Stade de France, Paris, Saturday 11 February:

15 Maxime Medard 14 Vincent Clerc 13 Aurelien Rougerie 12 Wesley Fofana 11 Julien Malzieu 10 Francois Trinh-Duc 9 Morgan Parra 8 Louis Picamoles 7 Imanol Harinordoquy 6 Thierry Dusautoir 5 Yoann Maestri 4 Pascal Pape 3 Nicolas Mas 2 Dimitry Szarzewski 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.

Replacements: 16 William Servat 17 Vincent Debaty 18 Lionel Nallet 19 Julien Bonnaire 20 Julien Dupuy 21 Lionel Beauxis 22 Maxime Mermoz.