Romain Ntamack and Gregory Alldritt will start for France against Ireland in Saturday’s potential Six Nations title decider at the Aviva Stadium.
Flyhalf Ntamack makes his first appearance since the first-round win over Wales after missing the defeat to England and victory over Italy with a suspension.
TEAM: Ireland recall Saffa for Les Bleus clash
No 8 Alldritt sat out two training sessions this week due to a groin injury but is included for this week’s game in Dublin, ably supported by a 950-kilogram bench after coach Fabien Galthie opted to name seven forwards on the wood, including 145kg lock Emmanuel Meafou.
A victory for France in the Irish capital over top-of-the-table, unbeaten Ireland would open up the race for the championship title before the final round of matches.
Six Nations round 4 fixtures:
Saturday
Ireland vs France, Dublin, 4:15pm
Scotland vs Wales, Edinburgh, 6:45pm
Sunday
England vs Italy, London, 5pm
FRANCE – 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 Francois Cros, 5 Mickael Guillard, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.
Bench: Julien Marchand, Cyril Baille, Dorian Aldegheri, Emmanuel Meafou, Hugo Auradou, Oscar Jegou, Anthony Jelonch, Maxime Lucu
© Agence France-Presse
Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images
