France unchanged for English encounter
Monday, 15 March 2010 13:53
France coach Marc Lievremont has named an unchanged squad for the RBS 6 Nations game against England.
Lievremont will take the same 23 men who led Les Bleus to a 46-20 win over Italy yesterday into Saturday's clash, with Dimitri Yachvili, who replaced the injured Frederic Michalak in that squad, retained.
The coach was quoted by L'Equipe as saying: 'You're never sure of anything, but you know what you think. The players did well against Wales and Italy.
'We opted for continuity. This group is equipped to beat the English. I think the players are fresh and fit.'
France top the Six Nations table by two points from Ireland. They will be looking to achieve the Grand Slam against England on Saturday.
French squad v England in RBS 6 Nations on Saturday, 20 March, kick-off, 7.45pm:
Forwards: T Domingo, C Baiocco, N Mas, J Poux, W Servat, D Szarzewski, S Chabal, L Nallet, J Pierre, J Bonnaire, T Dusautoir, I Harinordoquy, A Lapandry.
Backs: M Parra, F Trinh-Duc, M Bastareaud, Y Jauzion , D Marty, M Andreu, J Malzieu, A Palisson, C Poitrenau, D Yachvili.
