France makes surprise World-Cup changes
France have sprung a number of surprises in their 30-man squad for the World Cup, which begins in September.
Lock Pascal Pape, who captained Les Bleus in their two Tests against New Zealand earlier this month, does not make the party, while Jean-Baptiste Elissalde is preferred to Dimitri Yachvili as the second-choice scrum-half.
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