Yachvili back for France

ByReuters

Published 08/03/2006 at 18:10 GMT

France have brought in scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili and prop Sylvain Marconnet for Sunday's Six Nations match against England in Paris. Yachvili replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, who drops to the bench after starting France's first three games of the Six Nations against Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

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Marconnet comes in for Olivier Milloud as loosehead prop in the only other change from the starting team that defeated Italy 37-12 on Feb. 25.

On the bench, hooker Dimitri Szarzewski and centre Ludovic Valbon take over from Sebastien Bruno and David Marty, who are injured.

Team: 15-Thomas Castaignede; 14-Aurelien Rougerie, 13-Florian Fritz, 12-Damien Traille, 11-Christophe Dominici; 10-Frederic Michalak, 9-Dimitri Yachvili; 8-Thomas Lievremont, 7-Olivier Magne, 6-Yannick Nyanga, 5-Jerome Thion, 4-Fabien Pelous (captain), 3-Pieter de Villiers, 2-Raphael Ibanez, 1-Olivier Milloud.

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Replacements: 16-Dimitri Szarzewski, 17-Sylvain Marconnet, 18-Lionel Nallet, 19-Julien Bonnaire, 20-Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 21-Ludovic Valbon, 22-Cedric Heymans.

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