France flyhalf Romain Ntamack will miss this weekend's Six Nations match with England after his red card against Wales was upheld by an independent disciplinary committee on Wednesday. Ntamack picked up a yellow card for a shoulder-to-head tackle on Ben Thomas late in France's 43-0 drubbing of Wales in their opening Six Nations fixture on Friday,

Matthieu Jalibert is recalled to the France side as the fly half starts in place of the suspended Romain Ntamack against Englande in the Six Nations. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Romain Ntamack, red-carded against Wales in the opening match last Friday, has been handed a three-week suspension for his foul on Ben White and will miss Le Crunch on Saturday.

France's Romain Ntamack will miss the Six Nations game against England due to a red card incident against Wales. Despite an initial six-week/match sanction, it was reduced to three matches based on his acceptance of foul play.

“There was a high degree of danger and no mitigation,” Williams informed French on-field captain Gregory Alldritt, producing a red card. Under a new trial this Six Nations, France would have been able to replace the wing after 20 minutes had the game not concluded.

France fly half Romain Ntamack will miss the Six Nations clash with England after his red card against Wales, but will be able to return ahead of a potential title decider with Ireland later in the tournament.