Galthie confirms Dupont as France captain for Six Nations

He also left the door open for a return of the three big names who were dropped from his 42-man squad. Gael Fickou, Greg Alldritt, both of whom have captained France in the absence through injury of Dupont, were omitted from the squad along with France's record try-scorer Damian Penaud. Galthie, however, said that all three "will come back". "They've deserved it enormously and will surely deserve it in the future. I'm certain they'll come back with us," said Galthie who took over as coach after the 2019 World Cup.