France name unchanged side

France name unchanged side

19 Oct 2011

Marc Lievremont has picked the same starting XV for Sunday’s World Cup final against the All Blacks.

The same France XV that fronted Wales in last week’s semi-final at Eden Park are preferred. Lievremont, however, will not name the replacement bench until Friday.

France – 15. Maxime Médard, 14. Vincent Clerc, 13. Aurélien Rougerie, 12. Maxime Mermoz, 11. Alexis Palisson, 10. Morgan Parra, 9. Dimitri Yachvili, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Julien Bonnaire, 6. Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5. Lionel Nallet, 4. Pascal Pape, 3. Nicolas Mas, 2. William Servat, 1. Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Subs: TBC on Friday


8 Comments

  • 1.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 02:23 am

    Oh dear they’re in for a hiding.

    May have been time to give Barcella another shot in the front-row! Also shore up the defense out-wide, and include Trinh-duc? They’re going to have to play territory, because if New Zealand gets into their half they’re going to score tries, lots of them.

    New Zealand 43 – 3 France.

  • 2.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 03:36 am

    I was hoping theyd name their ‘A’ team, just this once.

  • 3.ShaunSwindon: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 06:04 am

    GO FRANCE YOU GOOD THINGS!!!!!!!!

  • 4.I am a stormer: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 06:09 am

    @Black Panther(Black Panther)-2:

    I’m hoping France bring their ‘A’ game and make it a contest.

    But AB’s should walk it.

  • 5.au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir...: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 07:44 am

    come on frenchies!
    lets see you spoil the mother of all parties…

  • 6.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 07:49 am

    All Blacks to shoot into a 20-0 early on with the French slowly chipping away at that with the boot of Yachvili….Once the French get some points on the board the All Black belief will start slipping.

  • 7.stew: Reply to this comment
    19 Oct 2011, 07:55 am

    @hendrikp(hendrikp)-1: Agreed – at least by 20 points – the french really dont deserve to be in this final.

  • 8.race of tan: Reply to this comment
    20 Oct 2011, 10:31 am

    stew – It is a shame the Welsh were robbed of playing 15 mean, they would have given the ABs a better game!!

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