French coach Fabien Galthié hopes his new look will surprise Australia on Wednesday in the first game of the three-test series in Brisbane.
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Les Bleus is missing many players who helped them finish second in the Guinness Six Nations for the second time in a row, between injuries, the decision to give some players a rest, and the fact that they couldn't pick the top 14 finalists.
Therefore, Anthony Jelonch will lead a team averaging 8 blocks per player, hoping to beat the Wallabies in Australia for the first time since 1990.
However, as France showed in the autumn National Cup, Galthié has plenty of depth to conjure up, while also testing some young talents in his first cross-hemisphere competition since coaching last year.
Galthié also gained valuable insights from French historical record scorer Frédéric Michalak, who has worked for the NRL's Sydney Roosters and entered the French camp during the preparation phase of the first Test.
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Returning rower Anthony Jelonch will be the team captain, among them Castres hooker Gaëtan Barlot and Perpignan full-back Melvyn Jaminet two new faces.
Elsewhere, in the absence of Matthieu Jalibert and Romain Ntamack, Louis Carbonel will try to seize the opportunity at halftime, while Sekou Macalou will be in 8th.
Carbonel is one of the French team's four starters along with Arthur Vincent, Jean-Baptiste Gros, and Killian Geraci in the 2019 World Under-20 Rugby finally beating the Australian match.
Of the eight players on the bench, five have no caps, including Racing 92 scrum-half Teddy Iribaren.
The Wallabies are more experienced, led by Michael Hooper, and Matt Toomua returns in the middle.
In the first half, Noah Lolesio (Noah Lolesio) also participated in the youth team under-20 and was nominated for revenge in the first half.
French coach Fabien Galthie: “We hope that the players will join the game as soon as possible we announced the team very early and because this is a young team without too much ceiling. Most of them all spend time together, train, participate in training camps and understand our approach There are two new players in the starting XV: Gaëtan (Barlot), who had a great season at Castres and performed well in the first seasons of Colomiers, and Melvyn (Jaminet), he has an unusual path. He broke through in the second division under Perpignan last year and has confirmed his potential for the past two weeks by training with us. We think this is the best yet. Good ball. This team is also the most competitive team that we can send to Brisbane.”
Australia: 15. Tom Banks, 14. Tom Wright, 13. Hunter Paisami, 12. Matt Toomua, 11. Marika Koroibete, 10. Noah Lolesio, 9. Jake Gordon, 1. James Slipper, 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3. Allan Alaalatoa, 4. Matt Philip, 5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 6. Rob Valetini, 7. Michael Hooper (c), 8. Harry Wilson
Replacements: 16. Lachlan Lonergan, 17. Angus Bell, 18. Taniela Tupou, 19. Darcy Swain, 20. Isi Naisarani, 21. Tate McDermott, 22. Len Ikitau, 23. Andrew Kellaway
France: 15. Melvyn Jaminet, 14. Damian Penaud, 13. Arthur Vincent, 12. Jonathan Danty, 11. Gabin Villière, 10. Louis Carbonel, 9. Baptiste Couilloud, 1. Jean-Baptiste Gros, 2. Gaëtan Barlot, 3. Demba Bamba, 4. Killian Geraci, 5. Romain Taofifenua, 6. Dylan Cretin, 7. Anthony Jelonch (c), 8. Sekou Macalou
Replacements: 16. Anthony Etrillard, 17. Quentin Walcker, 18. Sipili Falatea, 19. Baptiste Pesenti, 20. Cyril Cazeaux, 21. Cameron Woki, 22. Teddy Iribaren, 23. Anthony Bouthier
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