The new staff of the XV of France no longer playing hide and seek with journalists, the now traditional high intensity training on Wednesday provides valuable information on team compositions.
Thus, to face England, Sunday (3 p.m.) at Twickenham, in the final of the Autumn Nations Cup, Fabien Galthié and his assistants should make 6 or 7 changes in their starting XV compared to that aligned against the 'Italy last Saturday.
Two are essential.
Baptiste Serin and Teddy Thomas having reached in their turn the limit of the match sheets against the Nazionale, they are replaced.
At the post of scrum half, no mystery, it will be the Lyonnais Baptiste Couilloud, promoted captain.
On the wing, Clermontois Alivereti Raka will make his comeback a year after his last selection, preferred to Toulouse player Matthis Lebel and Racingman Donovan Taofifenua.
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Changes in the pack too.
The third-line Toulouse center Selevasio Tolofua, re-established, should start.
Present as a reservist since January, he will finally have his chance.
His tenure shifts Anthony Jelonch to the side of the third row and pushes Sekou Macalou on the bench.
News also on the front line where the Rochelais hooker Pierre Bourgarit and the pillar of Racing Hassane Kolingar (0 selection) should take the places of Toulouse's Rodrigue Neti and Peato Mauvaka, disappointing against Italy.
Danty uncertain in the center of the tricolor attack
The package of Jean-Pascal Barraque, victim of a concussion and, undoubtedly, a broken face against Italy, frees up a place in the center.
Lyonnais Pierre-Louis Barassi, a surprise guest during the World Cup in Japan, should know his second selection.
Alongside Jonathan Danty?
This is the wish of the staff but the latter, hit in the knee, was spared Wednesday.
It should, however, be fit for service.
But if this were not the case, another novice would be promoted to holder against the XV de la Rose: the very young center of UBB Yoram Moefana, only 6 match sheets in Top 14 on the clock!
Either 6 or 7 changes in the end.
Verdict this Friday at 11:30 am, when Fabien Galthié and Raphaël Ibanez will unveil the composition of the XV of France from the large auditorium of the CNR in Marcoussis.
The probable team
: 15. Dulin;
14. Raka, 13. Barassi, 12. Danty (or Moefana), 11. Villière;
10. Jalibert, 9. Couilloud (cap.);
8. Tolofua, 7. Jelonch, 6. Woki;
5. Pesenti, 4. Geraci;
3. Aldegheri, 2. Bourgarit, 1. Kolingar.
Possible replacements
: 16. Mauvaka, 17. Neti, 18. Atonio, 19.
Cazeaux, 20. Macalou, 21. Bézy, 22. Carbonel, 23. Lebel.
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