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The new France is on display again as Galthié hits the afterburners with a selection of great mercurial magic on the back, and only a slightly lesser amount on the forwards, but with added ire from Le Roux and Willemse.
Gaël Fickou is transferred to the band while Arthur Vincent takes his place in the center
It’s also worth noting that there is no bench half-out, which means that if something happens to Ntamack, a scrum-half or fullback will play the pivot. Can’t say it’s not something to expect from a lockdown on Saturday night.
For Ireland, Robbie Henshaw replaces Gary Ringrose and his broken jaw in the only change from last week’s win. This means that Andy Farrell has retained Hugo Keenan after his impressive debut against Italy, so far so good, but because of this, Stockdale remains an international fullback for at least another week. This could be something the great man will regret.
France: 15. Anthony Bouthier, 14. Vincent Rattez, 13. Virimi Vakatawa, 12. Arthur Vincent, 11. Gaël Fickou, 10. Romain Ntamack, 9. Antoine Dupont; 1. Cyril Baille, 2. Julien Marchand, 3. Mohamed Haouas, 4. Bernard Le Roux, 5. Paul Willemse, 6. François Cros, 7. Charles Ollivon (c), 8. Gregory Alldritt
Replacements: 16. Camille Chat, 17. Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18. Demba Bamba, 19. Romain Taofifenua, 20. Dylan Cretin, 21. Baptiste Serin, 22. Arthur Retiere, 23. Thomas Ramos
Ireland: 15. Jacob Stockdale, 14. Andrew Conway, 13. Robbie Henshaw, 12. Bundee Aki, 11. Hugo Keenan, 10. Jonathan Sexton (c), 9. Conor Murray; 1. Cian Healy, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Andrew Porter, 4. Tadhg Beirne, 5. James Ryan, 6. Caelan Doris, 7. Will Connors, 8. CJ Stander
Replacements: 16. Dave Heffernan, 17. Ed Byrne, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. Ultan Dillane, 20. Peter O’Mahony, 21. Jamison Gibson-Park, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Chris Farrell
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