| Venue: Stade de Marseille Date: Thursday, 21 September Kick-off: 20:00 BST |
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Match-again Jonathan Danty will make his Rugby World Cup debut in France’s pool recreation in opposition to Namibia in Marseille on Thursday.
The centre missed the hosts’ first two pool video games with a hamstring harm picked up of their closing warm-up recreation in opposition to Australia.
Prop Cyril Baille will make his first look within the 2023 competitors after recovering from a calf harm.
Their returns are a part of 12 adjustments to the beginning aspect that beat Uruguay.
Solely lock Cameron Woki, quantity eight Anthony Jelonch and 20-year-old wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey retain their spots within the beginning line-up.
Common quantity eight Gregory Alldritt has been rested for the sport due to some “discomfort in his knee”, stated head coach Fabien Galthie.
Ten gamers who began the opening victory in opposition to New Zealand have been chosen within the aspect to face minnows Namibia, with scrum-half Antoine Dupont captaining the aspect.
Each Baille and Danty have been mainstays in Galthie’s aspect within the run-up to the World Cup.
France’s closing pool recreation is in opposition to Italy on 6 October and a win in opposition to Namibia – who’ve conceded a complete of 123 factors of their opening two defeats – is prone to safe their place within the quarter-finals.
Line-ups
France: Ramos; Penaud, Fickou, Danty, Bielle-Biarry; Jalibert, Dupont; Baille, Mauvaka, Atonio; Woki, Flament; Cros, Ollivon, Jelonch.
Replacements: Bourgarit, Wardi, Aldegheri, Taofifenua, Boudehent, Couilloud, Moefana, Jaminet.
Namibia: Van der Bergh; Mouton, Deysel, Burger, Greyling; Loubser, Theron; Sethie, Van der Westhuizen, Coetzee, Tjeriko, Ludick, Katjijeko, Retief, Gaoseb.
Replacements: Nortje, Benade, Shifuka, Van Lill, Hardwick, Blaauw, Izaacs, Rossouw.