Back-rower Charles Ollivon will commander France during the following month's two-test visit through Japan, the French Rugby Federation said on Tuesday.
Ollivon had been supplanted as Les Bleus captain by flanker Anthony Jelonch and scrum-half Antoine Dupont after the Toulon forward experienced a knee injury in June 2021.
The 29-year-old had a critical impact in agreeing with his stance to the European Challenge Cup last month and driven the Barbarians to a persuading prevail upon England on Sunday.
He supplanted Guilhem Guirado as France skipper after Fabien Galthie was selected lead trainer after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
"There was no discussion about his designation," France set-piece mentor Karim Ghezal told journalists.
"He's returned very well with his club, with a ton of want.
"He was skipper of the Barbarians, he's in excellent condition," he added.
Jelonch took over for last July's 2-1 series misfortune in Australia.
Dupont directed his country to triumph over New Zealand last November and a Six Nations Grand Slam recently.
Close by individual best option players, for example, fly-half Romain Ntamack and focus Gael Fickou, Dupont has been refreshed by Galthie for the impending apparatuses.
Galthie's crew incorporates 17 uncapped players and four from the second-level ProD2 with Top 14 finalists from Castres and Montpellier, meeting on Friday in Paris, additionally excluded.
France fly to Japan not long from now to confront the Brave Blossoms in Toyota on July 2 and afterward in Tokyo seven days later.FRANCE SQUAD
Advances: Jean-Baptiste Gros, Dany Priso, Matis Perchaud, Sipili Falatea, Demba Bamba, Dorian Aldegheri, Thomas Laclayat, Pierre Bourgarit, Peato Mauvaka, Christopher Tolofua, Thomas Lavault, Thomas Jolmes, Remi Picquette, Swan Rebbadj, Thibaud Flament, Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, Sekou Macalou, Ibrahim Diallo, Matthias Haddad, Yoan Tanga, Dylan Cretin, Charles Ollivon, Selevasio Tolofua
Backs: Maxime Lucu, Baptiste Couilloud, Nolann Le Garrec, Antoine Hastoy, Matthieu Jalibert, Louis Carbonel, Tani Vili, Virimi Vakatawa, Yoram Moefana, Louis Le Brun, Damian Penaud, Jules Favre, Matthis Lebel, Remy Baget, Enzo Reybier, Aymeric Luc, Melvyn Jaminet, Max Spring, Romain Buros.
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