Continuity against Wales.
After the short defeat at Twickenham against England (23-20) last Saturday, Fabien Galthié and his staff decided to renew exactly the same XV to challenge that of Le Poireau, Saturday (9 p.m.), at the Stade de France.
Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), still preferred to Romain Ntamack (Toulouse), continues at the opening.
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On the other hand, the composition of the substitutes' bench changes a little.
Unlike the match against the XV de la Rose, there will be five forwards and three backs (against six and three against the English).
The right pillar Uini Atonio (La Rochelle) takes the place of Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse) and, in the second row, Cyril Cazeaux (UBB) is replaced by Swan Rebbadj (Toulon).
Center Arthur Vincent (Montpellier) is back, flanker Cameron Woki (UBB) is no longer in the 23.
Two wins against the Welsh last year
The Welsh will come to Paris to try, if successful, to win the Grand Slam.
After their defeat in the quarterfinals of the last World Cup in Japan (19-20), the Habs twice beat the teammates of Alun Wyn Jones last year, in Cardiff during the Tournament (23-27) then in the fall in a preparation match (38-21), at the Stade de France.
Next week, the Blues will play the match against Scotland, which had been postponed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The exact date and time have not yet been formalized.
The composition of the XV of France:
Dulin - T. Thomas, Vakatawa, Fickou, Penaud - (o) Jalibert, (m) Dupont - Ollivon (cap), Alldritt, Cretin - Willemse, R. Taofifenua - Haouas, Marchand, Baille
Substitutes :
Cat, Gros, Atonio, Rebbadj, Jelonch, Serin, Ntamack, Vincent
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Here are the 23 players selected for the match against Wales at @StadeFrance on Saturday evening at 9pm!
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Wales: Beard returns to the second row against France
Wayne Pivac, the coach of Wales, unveiled his team composition to face the XV of France, Saturday (9 p.m.), at the Stade de France.
Only one change to note compared to the team which beat Italy (7-48) last weekend: Adam Beard - who started the first three matches of the Tournament - is back on the second row, he will be associated with Captain Alun Wyn Jones.
Gareth Davies and Dan Biggar will form the hinge.
Josh Adams, Louis Rees-Zammit and Liam Williams will make up the rear triangle.
The composition of Wales:
1. Wyn Jones (34 Caps), 2. Ken Owens (81 Caps), 3. Tomas Francis (56 Caps), 4. Adam Beard (24 Caps), 5. Alun Wyn Jones (cap , 147 Caps), 6. Josh Navidi (27 Caps), 7. Justin Tipuric (84 Caps), 8. Taulupe Faletau (85 Caps), 9. Gareth Davies (61 Caps), 10. Dan Biggar (91 Caps), 11. Josh Adams (31 Caps), 12. Jonathan Davies (87 Caps), 13. George North (101 Caps), 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (8 Caps), 15. Liam Williams (70 Caps)
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