France name squad to face to face All Blacks
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France name squad to face to face All Blacks
Host nation France have named their squad to face New Zealand at Stade de France for their Rugby World Cup opener on Friday.
Coach Galthie has made three changes to the starting side that played Australia.
Mondial de rugby: voici la composition de l'Équipe de France qui affrontera la Nouvelle-Zélande ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/LubKRd2Yzh
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The squad sees Yoram Moefana replace injured Jonathan Danty at 12. The side is also without Romain Ntamack Paul Willemse.
“Compared to the current form, it was necessary to distribute the strength and power of the bench. With complementary player profiles to manage the energy in the second half” explained Fabien Galthié.
