France call up Fall and Bonnaire to face Wales

FRANCE will bid to enhance their place at the top of the RBS 6 Nations Championship table when they play Wales on Friday night.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2010 - 00:00
Andrew Baldock

After defeating Scotland 18-9 at Murrayfield in the opening round and claiming a 33-10 win in a highly impressive display against 2009 Grand Slam winners Ireland, Marc Lievremont’s troops are favourites for the title.

Lievremont has been forced into two changes for the trip to Cardiff, injury forcing prolific wing Vincent Clerc and indomitable flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo out of the Millennium Stadium encounter, only the second Friday night fixture in Six Nations history.

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