France will bring plenty of experience in their squad of 32 to take on the All Blacks in three tests next month.
Halfback Morgan Parra, lock Yoann Maestri, outside back Maxime Medard and centre Wesley Fofana all return to offer a large dose of veteran leadership.
Guant Timaru-born prop Uini Atonio is also included, along with notorious midfielder Mathieu Bastareaud.
The first part of the French squad leave for New Zealand next week, but players involved in the Top 14 final won't depart until the week of the first test on June 9.
Those players will play no part in the series-opener in Auckland.
At best, the national team will only have two players involved in that club final. The worst-case scenario would see Montpellier and Racing 92 advance, eliminating six players from for selection at Eden Park.
Coach Jacques Brunel said the tour provided the ideal chance to both take stock and challenge their players, with the Rugby World Cup in Japan on the horizon.
"This tour to NZ is the ultimate opportunity for us to make an effective review of our new players and integrate them into our squad a year out from the start of the World Cup," Brunel said in a statement.
A tour skipper has yet to be named, although reports suggest it will be blockbusting midfield back Bastareaud, which would complete a remarkable redemption story.
In 2009, Bastareaud attracted international headlines when he falsified an account of an assault when in NZ. He later admitted his injuries were a result of a drunken fall.
After Auckland, the series shifts to Wellington for the second test on June 16, followed by Dunedin on June 23.
France squad to tour New Zealand
Forwards: Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Eddy Ben Arous (Racing 92), Cedate Gomes Sa (Racing 92), Dany Priso (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Clermont), Camille Chat (Racing 92), Pierre Bougarit (La Rochelle), Adrien Pélissié (Bordeaux-Bègles), Paul Gabrillagues (Stade Français), Felix Lambey (Lyon), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Bernard Le Roux (Racing 92), Mathieu Babillot (Castres), Kelian Galletier (Montpellier), Kevin Gourdon (La Rochelle), Alexandre Lapandry (Clermont), Fabien Sanconnie (Brive).
Halves: Morgan Parra (Clermont), Baptiste Serin (Bordeaux-Bègles), Anthony Belleau (Toulon), Jules Plisson (Stade Français).
Outside Backs: Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Geoffrey Doumayrou (La Rochelle), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Remi Lamerat (Clermont), Remy Grosso (Clermont), Teddy Thomas (Racing 92), Hugo Bonneval (Toulon), Benjamin Fall (Montpellier), Maxime Médard (Toulouse).
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