France skipper doubt for Wallaby clash

FRANCE captain Dimitri Yachvili remains a major doubt for Saturday’s test against Australia after spraining his right ankle against South Africa last weekend.

The Biarritz scrum-half was replaced by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde in the dying minutes of their 27-13 defeat to the Springboks. Elissalde will take his place on Saturday.

Prop Pieter de Villiers looks set for a place among the replacements.

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