Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France's 31-man squad for the World Cup in favour of Frederic Michalak.
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre also omitted forwards Xavier Chiocci, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Yoann Goujon and centre Remi Lamerat.
Trinh-Duc, who played in the 2011 final, had been given a chance to impress in the first match against England last week — which France lost 19-14.
The 28-year-old was left out of Saturday's 25-20 win, when Michalak kicked 17 points to become France's highest ever points scorer.
France plays Scotland in its final warmup match on Sept. 5. It travels to England on Sep. 12, a week before its opening World Cup match against Italy at Twickenham.
The three-time runner-up also faces Romania, Canada and Ireland in Pool D.
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France squad:
Backs: Rory Kockott, Morgan Parra, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Frederic Michalak, Remi Tales, Mathieu Bastareaud, Alexandre Dumoulin, Gael Fickou, Wesley Fofana, Brice Dulin, Sofiane Guitoune, Yoann Huget, Noa Nakaitaci, Scott Spedding.
Forwards: Uini Atonio, Eddy Ben Arous, Vincent Debaty, Nicolas Mas, Rabah Slimani, Guilhem Guirado, Benjamin Kayser, Dimitri Szarzewski, Alexandre Flanquart, Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Bernard Le Roux, Yannick Nyanga, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Damien Chouly, Louis Picamoles.
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