France manager Fabien Galthie hasn't truthful overmuch shuffled his battalion but wholly revamped it successful making 5 changes for the 2nd Test against Australia successful Melbourne connected Tuesday night.
Galthie's backline remains the aforesaid from the heartbreaking 23-21 nonaccomplishment to the Wallabies successful the archetypal Test successful Brisbane - leaving a second-string France successful must-win mode to support their bid triumph hopes alive.
Stade Francais fastener Pierre-Henri Azagoh and Castres prop Wilfrid Hounkpatin person been named to marque their Test debuts for Les Bleus, with Galthie talking up the imaginable of the erstwhile successful particular.
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"He is simply a discovery," Galthie said of the 22-year-old 2nd rower.
"Plays successful the shadows, he's a worker, precise progressive who shows a batch of quality and doesn't play for himself.
"He tin beryllium different revelation connected this tour."
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Azagoh volition signifier a brand-new fastener pairing with Bordeaux's Cyril Cazeaux arsenic Romain Taofifenua and Killian Geraci driblet to a almighty seat that again features six forwards.
Castres prop Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes successful for Demba Bamba portion Galthie has besides revamped his back-row.
Captain Anthony Jelonch moves from openside flanker to No.8 with Cameron Woki starting astatine No.7 and Ibrahim Diallo connected the blindside.
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Galthie explained wherefore helium kept the backline intact, including caller fullback Melvyn Jaminet whose panicked walk nether unit allowed the Wallabies to regain possession aft the siren.
"These 7 players, to varying degrees, did alright," Galthie said.
"The important happening is that they consciousness confident.
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"We decided not to alteration the halfbacks (No 9 and 10). It's portion of the learning process.
"For a batch of rookie players this is simply a clip of accelerated learning...
"The prime of creation was archetypal of each dictated by performance.
"We tried to physique again a beardown team, capable to lucifer with the Australians, portion sparing a radical of 41 players.
"Let's not hide that our starting imaginativeness for this circuit was to observe talent."
Wallabies manager Dave Rennie made conscionable 1 alteration with prop Taniela Tupou coming successful for Allan Alaalatoa astatine tighthead.
FRANCE (15-1): Melvyn Jaminet, Damian Penaud, Arthur Vincent, Jonathan Danty, Gabin Villiere, Louis Carbonel, Baptiste Couilloud, Anthony Jelonch (c), Cameron Woki, Ibrahim Diallo, Cyril Cazeaux, Pierre-Henri Azagoh, Wilfrid Hounkpatin, Gaetan Barlot, Jean-Baptiste Gros
Reserves: Anthony Etrillard, Enzo Forletta, Demba Bamba, Killian Geraci, Romain Taofifenua, Sekou Macalou, Teddy Iribaren, Anthony Bouthier
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