Morgan Parra will start at scrumhalf against Samoa at the Stade de France on Saturday in one of three changes to Philippe Saint Andre’s team who beat Argentina.
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Parra replaces Maxime Machenaud, who started in France’s 33-6 win over Australia and last weekend’s 39-22 victory against the Pumas.
Thomas Domingo pushes fellow prop Yannick Forestier onto the replacements’ bench and hooker Benjamin Kayser takes Dimitri Szarzewki’s place.
France team: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Wesley Fofana, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Vincent Clerc, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape (Captain), 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Yannick Forestier, 18 Vincent Debaty, 19 Jocelino Suta, 20 Damien Chouly, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 François Trinh-Duc, 23 Yoann Huget.