French make two changes for Wallabies Test

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18-06-14, 11:21
The InnFORCEr

French make two changes for Wallabies Test

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Darren Walton
June 18, 2014, 10:39 am

French coach Philippe Saint Andre has made two changes to his starting line-up in a bid to save Les Bleus from their first 3-0 series loss to the Wallabies.

Saint Andre on Wednesday recalled first-Test fullback Hugo Bonneval to replace Maxime Medard on the wing for Saturday's series finale in Sydney, while Fulgence Ouedraogo comes into a reshuffled back row.

Ouedraogo will start at openside flanker, forcing French captain Thierry Dusautoir to the blindside.

Yannick Nyanga has been relegated to the bench.

France and Australia have only contested one three-Test series previously, when now-coach Ewen McKenzie's Wallabies prevailed 2-1 on home soil in 1990.

On that occasion, Les Bleus avoided a series whitewash by winning the final Test in Sydney 28-19.

France: Brice Dulin, Yoann Huget, Mathieu Bastareaud, Wesley Fofana, Hugo Bonneval, Remi Tales, Morgan Parra, Damien Chouly, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Thierry Dusautoir (capt), Yoann Maestri, Alexandre Flanquart, Rabah Slimani, Guilhem Guirado, Alexandre Menini, Reserves: Christopher Tolofua, Vincent Debaty, Nicolas Mas, Bernard Le Roux, Louis Picamoles, Yannick Nyanga, Maxime Machenaud, Remi Lamerat.

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18-06-14, 11:34
Sheikh

Don't the french number their flankers differently, such that Dusautoir, listed at 6, plays what we'd normally think of as 7?

Mind you, both Dusautoir and Ouedraogo are similar sizes (1.88 m, 100 kg) so maybe they are just playing with two '7's in the way we often did with Hodgo and Pocock. In fact, Chouly also looks similar, so they are going for a Force style back-line of Hodgson, Pocock, Brown.
18-06-14, 18:17
hertryk

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Originally Posted by Sheikh

Don't the french number their flankers differently, such that Dusautoir, listed at 6, plays what we'd normally think of as 7?

Mind you, both Dusautoir and Ouedraogo are similar sizes (1.88 m, 100 kg) so maybe they are just playing with two '7's in the way we often did with Hodgo and Pocock. In fact, Chouly also looks similar, so they are going for a Force style back-line of Hodgson, Pocock, Brown.

Maybe they stole the idea from the Mighty Force? Gee who would have thought? LOL!