France make wholesale changes

FRANCE have made wholesale changes to their starting line-up for today’s Test against England as they look to complete a cross-channel double over the world champions in the space of a week.

There are eight new faces compared to the XV that claimed a smash-and-grab 21-15 victory at Twickenham last Saturday in the first match of the double-header.

Frederic Michalak and Jean-Baptiste Elissalde form an all-new half-back pairing while the back row is completely dismantled, with Yannick Nyanga, Thierry Dusautoir and Imanol Harinordoquy earning starts.

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