France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made 12 changes to his team to face England in Paris on Saturday.
The line-up will be much stronger than the side which played in the 19-14 defeat at Twickenham last weekend.
Lock Pascal Pape, 34, captains the side in the absence of injured Thierry Dusautoir while fly-half Frederic Michalak also starts.
Centres Mathieu Bastareaud and Wesley Fofana are also named in the starting XV for the World Cup warm-up.
England have also named a strong side for the game.
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Scott Spedding (Bayonne); Yoann Huget (Toulouse); Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon) ; Wesley Fofana (Clermont); Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont); Frederic Michalak (Toulon); Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Toulon); Louis Picamoles (Toulouse); Bernard Le Roux (Racing Metro); Damien Chouly (Clermont); Yoann Maestri (Toulouse); Pascal Pape (Stade Français); Rabah Slimani (Stade Français); Guilhem Guirado (Toulon); Eddy Ben Arous (Racing Metro). |
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Replacements: Benjamin Kayser (Clermont); Vincent Debaty (Clermont); Uini Atonio (La Rochelle); Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Francais); Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse); Rory Kockott (Castres); Remi Tales (Castres) Gael Fickou (Toulouse). |
