France rely on David for clash with Springboks
Coach Marc Lievremont yesterday opted to name 21-year-old David, who earned his only other cap against Italy last year, at centre rather than uniting Perpignan team-mates Maxime Mermoz and David Marty, who was named among the replacements.
Lievremont said: “We made a choice between the understanding of Maxime Mermoz and David Marty, and the explosiveness and strength of Yann David.