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Two changes for France as Galthie names team to play Scotland

France at Marcoussis training on Wednesday (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images)

France will pick up the pieces of their wounded Guinness Six Nations campaign by fielding a starting team away to Scotland on Saturday that has two changes from the XV beaten last weekend by Ireland.

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Fabien Galthie’s French were comfortably beaten 17-38 by the Irish, their fellow 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists, in Marseille and they have now confirmed who will take the pitch for their round two fixture at Murrayfield.

With Paul Willemse red-carded during the Stade Velodrome loss and subsequently suspended, his place at second row goes to Cameron Woki who has been promoted from the bench. Alexandre Roumat will fill the vacancy left by Woki among the replacements.

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    The second starting line-up change is also a bench promotion with Louis Bielle-Biarrey taking over the left wing spot from the dropped Yoram Moefana who has been named as the 23rd man.

    There is one additional bench alteration with Sebastien Taofifenua named as this weekend’s loosehead cover in place of Reda Wardi.

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    Scotland, who defeated Wales 27-26 in their opening-round game in Cardiff, also named their team on Thursday and their XV has three changes from last weekend.

    The Principality Stadium injuries to Richie Gray and Luke Crosbie resulted in the inclusion of the suspension-free Grant Gilchrist and last week’s sub Jack Dempsey.

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    Fit-again co-captain Rory Darge was also included, taking the openside role from the omitted Jamie Ritchie. Andy Christie was added to their bench.

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    Leicester Fainga'anuku denied All Blacks eligibility for TRC

    I’m not sure where that’s going but does it raise a valid point? Yes would be the answer you’re angling for?


    It was (on air here) last year, but not this year. I haven’t seen why, my guess was that it’s because no English version comes out from the “closed off billionaires league” and they couldn’t get an english one. I think they have to get it from the UK broadcasters and maybe that market changed this year?


    The quality of it wasn’t my point, purely correlation of those performances to ones at home. He is the only one over there, there was no marker for ABs to valuate from. He wasn’t a solid choice, in that you knew what you were getting, he was still more of a sensation in the All Blacks, and he was playing a different position.


    Those are just direct points to counter JBs thoughts. I’m not saying they were used in any way (I think theyd have to be part of why NZR have the current eligibility rules though), this situation was simply a matter of starting at the back of the class if you’re not here. Only vets can earn sabbaticals (which is essentially what people are asking for in this case). There’s no argument this isn’t the right call.


    As with the topic in the above paragraph, we could go on and on about it, but I will say I did see after the fact the final was broadcast FTA (no that I’d watch live, still have yet to watch the replay) straight off mondos website (im guessing it was a laggy pos tho), which is/was good. I also wanted to watch Brad Weber and Lester last year (start of the season) so went on line for a few (and tried to catch Max Hicks), that Brad was fabulous, Lester less so. Lester was also less that good in this international window. So I did see enough to know they are very different games, and I can tell it’s going to take him a while to get on his feet here again.

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