Calls for Yachvili and Marconnet

France have named Dimitri Yachvili and Sylvain Marconnet in their starting line-up for their crunch RBS Six Nations Championship clash with England at the Stade de France on Sunday.

Yachvili, who has been the scourge of the world champions in the past two Six Nations tournaments, replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde at scrum-half while Stade Francais prop Marconnet comes in for Olivier Milloud in the front row.