New France Players Rewarded In Unchanged Side To Face Six Nations Title-chaser England

PARIS: France coach Fabien Galthié has rewarded his younger gamers for beating Wales by naming an unchanged lineup to face England within the Six Nations on Saturday.

Galthié even saved the identical bench for the sport in Lyon after his new-look France facet rallied to a 45-24 report rating in Cardiff final Sunday after making eight adjustments.

“Now this team is faced with a big challenge, beating England six days later,” Galthié mentioned. “They will have to stand up to it, be better than in Cardiff.”

After upsetting Ireland 23-22 final Sunday, England needed to make one change. Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso revealed concussion signs on Monday after his first check begin.

Elliot Daly changed him as anticipated. Daly was changed within the reserves by Manu Tuilagi, who has recovered from a groin sprain in December to make the check staff for the primary time for the reason that Rugby World Cup bronze remaining in Paris in October.

Back-rower Ethan Roots additionally has are available in for Chandler Cunningham-Smith, who injured a calf towards Ireland.

Beating Ireland lifted England again into the title race. England will win the Six Nations if Ireland loses and not using a bonus level, and England beats France with a bonus level. France has a mathematical probability on the title.

“After such a hard-fought win against Ireland last week, we realize how important it is to back that performance up with a similar display in Lyon on Saturday,” England coach Steve Borthwick mentioned.

Scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec is once more most popular by France to Maxime Lucu, whereas middle Nicolas Depoortere, fullback Léo Barré and imposing lock Emmanuel Meafou additionally maintain their slots following convincing check debuts towards Wales.

“If you want to talk about energy, they brought lots and lots of energy,” Galthié mentioned. “

Le Garrec bossed the game behind the rucks against Wales and added a try for good measure.

Prop Georges-Henri Colombe made a try-scoring debut off the bench in Cardiff and is again among Galthié’s “finishers,” as he likes to name influence gamers within the reserves.

Prolific goalkicker Thomas Ramos resumes in a makeshift flyhalf function to permit Barré to proceed at fullback and counter England’s excessive ball.

Switching Ramos occurred solely due to a tournament-ending knee harm to first-choice flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert within the 13-13 draw towards Italy, however to date it has paid off.

“Thomas is very influential at organizing play, and is also (influential) on other players,” Galthié mentioned. “In terms of managing the high points and the low points, he’s very good.”

Louis Bielle-Biarrey is on the left wing, whereas veteran Gaël Fickou, who has began scoring tries once more, companions Depoortere in midfield.

No. 8 Grégory Alldritt captains the facet at Groupama Stadium, the place he might be joined within the again row by skilled flankers Charles Ollivon and François Cros.

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Lineups:

France: Léo Barré, Damian Penaud, Gaël Fickou, Nicolas Depoortere, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Thomas Ramos, Nolann Le Garrec; Grégory Alldritt (captain), Charles Ollivon, François Cros, Emmanuel Meafou, Thibaud Flament, Uini Atonio, Julien Marchand, Cyril Baille. Reserves: Peato Mauvaka, Sebastien Taofifenua, Georges-Henri Colombe, Romain Taofifenua, Alexandre Roumat, Paul Boudehent, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana.

England: George Furbank, Tommy Freeman, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Elliot Daly, George Ford, Alex Mitchell; Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Ollie Chessum, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Dan Cole, Jamie George (captain), Ellis Genge. Reserves: Theo Dan, Joe Marler, Will Stuart, Ethan Roots, Alex Dombrandt, Danny Care, Marcus Smith, Manu Tuilagi.

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