Morgan Parra has made 71 Test appearances, a Les Bleus record in the number nine shirt.

The French head coach described the move as ‘a sporting choice’.

A long wait for an international comeback continues after the 29-year-old’s impressive form for Clermont Auvergne earned him a recall.

Racing 92′s Brice Dulin will also miss the Six Nations opener to force Jacques Brunel to call up two replacements.

They were filmed celebrating the Top 14 win naked at his gaff.

Both nines have produced triple skip passes to cut defences apart in recent weeks.

Here’s your weekly round-up of the Top 14 action.

Morgan Parra, what were you doing?

The All Black scrum-half has taken time to enjoy the view on his way to the top.

The French made it two wins from two in tonight’s Pool D encounter.

The French have opted to leave Morgan Parra on the bench as Rory Kockott starts alongside Camille Lopez.

The home team’s attacking quality, a more varied Munster, that losing bonus point and kick chase problems.

There was contact, but Parra reacted like a veteran thespian.

The unbeaten run at Stade Marcel Michelin is now up to 75 matches.

Racing Métro hooker Dimitri Swarzewski is also back in Philippe Saint-André’s squad.

The French scrum-half’s suspension means he’ll miss the clash with Scotland in round four of the Six Nations.

The Clermont number nine attended a disciplinary hearing in Paris this morning.

The Clermont scrum-half was sent off for a headbutt on Montpellier’s Rene Ranger in the Top 14 yesterday.

Grenoble’s Irish scrum-half is hoping to overcome a stomach bug to face on of the Top 14′s most fearsome sides.

We’ve taken a look at how Les Bleus are shaping up for this year’s tournament.

The versatile back had initially been suspended for four weeks for punching out Gibouin Gautier.

The Irish international had a solid game as his side narrowly prevailed.

The Aviva Stadium will be a mournful place for one team this evening.

Owen Farrell and Morgan Parra have traded penalties before the Clermont centre came to the party.

‘We let it slip’ admitted Jamie Heaslip as the Heineken Cup champions were edged out by Clermont.

In slightly better news, Mike Ruddock’s men will also play Fiji.

The World Cup-winning coach said he felt physically ill after his All Blacks team were defeated by the French in the 2007 quarter-final.

We look at the main areas that Joe Schmidt’s men will graft for an advantage to make the final in Twickenham.

Morgan Parra comes into the French side at scrum-half in place of the injured Dimitri Yachvili.

Players including Dimitri Szarzewski have indicated that the officiating on Sunday was unacceptable.

American rapper Busta Rhymes will play an unlikely role in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup final…

It’s taken us all of 46 games (and over a month of late nights and early morning), but we’ve finally settled on 15 names worthy of a place on our dream teamsheet.

Warren Gatland looks to James Hook for Wales’ trip to Rome.

Paul O’Connell is sent off as Munster beat Ospreys 22-16, while Leinster take a losing bonus point from Clermont.