France's selectors have once again made significant changes, eight to be exact, to their squad ahead of their Six Nations clash with Italy. FULL STORY >>
As expected, France coach Marc Lièvremont has continued with his policy of blooding new players and has chosen five new players in his squad to face Italy on March 9.
Italy coach Nick Mallett has named uncapped forward Jacobus Erasmus in his 22-man squad ahead of the Six Nations game against France in Paris.
At the centre of a mountain of media hype before the last Saturday's Six Nations match against England, France's axis of 'enthusiasm' or 'inexperience', depending on your point of view, reacted to their team's loss in much the same way.
England got their Six Nations campaign back on track and ended France's hopes of the Grand Slam with a 24-13 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday, a result which sees them return to fourth spot in the latest Internationl Rugby Board (IRB) World Rankings.
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