France name new-look side
France name new-look side
July 01, 2008 FRANCE coach Marc Lievremont has made wholesale changes to his team for this weekend's second Test against Australia after their 34-13 loss in Sydney on Saturday.
Lievremont responded by making seven changes to his starting side as well as reshuffling his bench.
Outside centre Maxime Mermoz and loosehead prop Pierre Correia were both selected for their first Test appearances after failing to make the 22-man squad last week.
Another five players - inside centre Thibault Lacroix, wing David Janin, scrum-half Sebastian Tillous-Borde, flanker Matthieu Lievremont and prop Renaud Boyoud - were promoted to the starting side after making their Test debuts off the bench last week.
Five of last week's starting 15 have been relegated to the reserves while Lievremont added two new caps to his bench, flanker Yannick Caballero and wing Jean-Baptiste Peyras.
Lievremont was forced to pick a weakened squad for the two-match tour as most of the country's top players were involved in national club championship playoffs and unavailable for the international side.
He said he wanted to give all the new players a chance to shine.
Reuters
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23217,00.html
