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France coach Marc Lievremont is threatening to make changes to his starting XV for Saturday's clash against Ireland, despite the convincing nature of his team's victory over Scotland at the weekend.
Les Bleus began the defence of their RBS 6 Nations Championship crown with a comprehensive 27-6 win at Murrayfield.
Lievremont put out an inexperienced side against the Scots but they produced the goods, indicating the future of French rugby is in safe hands.
France have gone with the same 22 for this weekend's showdown with Ireland in Paris, but Lievremont may yet tinker with his starting line-up.
‘It is possible we could change things,’ said the former France flanker.
‘We are not ruling out dropping a player who has shone so that we can see someone else.
‘We have in place a double objective - to develop a squad and our game, and to win matches.’
France released a statement on Monday, stating they were delaying naming their team until Wednesday morning because selectors wished to ‘take a step back following the match against Scotland and analyse the video in detail’.
Lievremont and his coaching staff will also use the extra day to monitor the fitness of scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and number eight Elvis Vermeulen.
Elissalde hurt his ankle early on against Scotland but lasted more than an hour, before being replaced by debutant Morgan Parra.
Vermeulen has a problem with his thorax, but both players are expected to be fit to face Ireland.
