Coach Guy Noves maintains France’s three changes all ‘logical choices’

France coach Guy Noves says the three changes to Les Bleus’ starting line-up for the RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland are all logical choices.

Prop Rabah Slimani, flanker Bernard Le Roux and wing Yoann Huget come in for Uini Atonio, Loann Goujon and Virimi Vakatawa respectively for the Aviva Stadium clash.

New Zealand-born wing Vakatawa has a thigh injury while Atonio makes way for Slimani, who scored a try against England in the narrow defeat at Twickenham.