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PARIS :France centre Gael Fickou and locks Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament are back in the starting team to face Australia this weekend as coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday made three changes to the side that beat Fiji last week.

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Lucu in for Le Garrec as France make six changes for Fiji test

PARIS :Scrumhalf Maxime Lucu will start for France against Fiji in Bordeaux on Saturday, replacing Nolann Le Garrec, who has been ruled out of the Autumn series due to a thigh injury, the French team said on Thursday.

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Le Garrec and Ntamack pair up for France against South Africa

PARIS :France have named a new halfback pairing with Nolann Le Garrec starting alongside Romain Ntamack for Saturday’s test against South Africa at the Stade de France, with captain Antoine Dupont still unavailable after a knee ligament injury.

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France team to play South Africa

PARIS :France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday named the following team to play South Africa in an autumn series test at the Stade de France on Saturday:

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France team to face Scotland in the Six Nations

PARIS :France head coach Fabian Galthie made two changes from the team that crushed Ireland in the line-up he named on Thursday to face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations finale at the Stade de France, bringing in experienced centre Gael Fickou and scrumhalf Maxime Lucu for the injured Antoine Dupont.

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Romain Ntamack and Damian Penaud return as France go for 7:1 split on the bench

Romain Ntamack and Damian Penaud have returned to the French starting side for Saturday's crunch Six Nations clash with Ireland at Aviva Stadium.

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Six Nations team news: Matthieu Jalibert starts for France, Wales bring in Taulupe Faletau

Matthieu Jalibert will start at out-half for France in Saturday's Six Nations round two trip to England, with head coach Fabien Galthie resisting the urge to move Thomas Ramps or Antoine Dupont out of position.

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France team to face England in Six Nations

PARIS : France coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday named the following team to face England in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday: