France recall captain for Wallabies Test

AAP
June 11, 2014, 6:47 pm


France have recalled inspirational captain Thierry Dusautoir for Saturday's second rugby Test against the Wallabies in Melbourne.

Dusautoir is one of 10 changes to the French starting line-up following last Saturday's 50-23 hiding by Australia in Brisbane.

Les Bleus' skipper is joined in the team by flyhalf Remi Tales and giant centre Mathieu Bastareaud, who both sat out last weekend's loss after a late arrival in Australia following the French Top 14 domestic rugby final.

Props Alexandre Menini and Rabah Slimani have been named along with Yannick Nyanga and fullback Brice Dulin.

Morgan Parra has also been selected at halfback following his 10-minute cameo off the bench at Suncorp Stadium where he scored one try and had a hand in another.

Louis Picamoles has been named on the bench with Damien Chouly retaining the No.8 spot with the French making 13 changes in all for the second Test.

French team for second Test:

Alexandre Menini, Guilhem Guirado, Rabah Slimani, Alexandre Flanquart, Yoann Maestri, Yannick Nyanga, Thierry Dusautoir (capt), Damien Chouly, Morgan Parra, Remi Tales, Maxime Medard, Wesley Fofana, Mathieu Bastareaud, Yoann Huget, Brice Dulin.

Res: Brice Mach, Thomas Domingo, Nicolas Mas, Bernard Le Roux, Louis Picamoles, Antoine Burban, Frederic Michalak, Remi Lamerat.

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excellent news, since his name is awesome.

More worried about the Bastard in the centres.

We'll need to run a backrower at him all night in both attack and defense, because if he gets even an inch he'll be hard to stop.

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More worried about the Bastard in the centres.

We'll need to run a backrower at him all night in both attack and defense, because if he gets even an inch he'll be hard to stop.

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We will need to knock him over before he gets a chance to wind up. Fortunately he is not a stepper and runs fairly straight and may provide an opportunity to line him up and go low.

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Originally Posted by Kept One

We will need to knock him over before he gets a chance to wind up. Fortunately he is not a stepper and runs fairly straight and may provide an opportunity to line him up and go low.

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Fresh meat for the Badger then?

So does anyone know how the miking up of Link is supposed to work for the game as stated on HQ last night? Apparently Rugby Gold is doing but I can't see where it's being explained.

A win is a win but didn't play a bit like last week! Hoping a kick up the behind from coach will mean an absolute blinder next week!!

I'm a positive person. And I'm seriously assuming that it was a game plan. "how would we play Argentina or South Africa with territory NOT possession" being the game plan. I hope it was planned!!