Drico wants good start

THE two surprises in the French team for tonight’s game see David Marty preferred to Yannick Jauzion in the centre and Sebastian Chabal’s selection in the second-row.

Drico wants good  start

Jauzion and Irish skipper Brian O’Driscoll have been sparring partners at international level and in the Heineken Cup for several years so O’Driscoll was a little coy when asked if he was surprised the Toulouse hero wasn’t starting.

“Of all their selections, it was probably the most surprising but Bernard Laporte appears to be picking on form”, the Leinster star commented. “Damien Traille seemed to play well in the last game and I’m sure at some stage we’ll see Yannick as well. He’s not finished in this World Cup. All we can do is play against the players who are put out in front of us and Darce and myself will enjoy taking on Traille and Marty.”

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