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France welcome back Antoine Dupont as scrum-half and captain, where he will reform his partnership from the last World Cup with Mathieu Jalibert. In the forwards, an exciting new boilerhouse pairing of Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard will bring some dynamism. Anthony Jelonch is preferred to Alldritt at 8.
Ireland have taken a back to the future approach, with Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale returning to the back division in a major tournament. Jamie Osborne continues at fullback with Hugo Keenan still unavailable. Sam Prendergast is given the nod to start at 10. Up front, injuries in the front row bring in Jeremy Loughman and Thomas Clarkson at prop, with Michael Milne on the bench.
France
Thomas Ramos; Theo Attissogbe, Nicolas Depoortere, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Dupont; Jean‑Baptiste Gros, Julien Marchand, Dorian Aldegheri; Charles Ollivon, Mickael Guillard; François Cros, Oscar Jegou, Anthony Jelonch.
