XV de France: Cancoriet withdraws at the last minute, Montpellier's Lenni Nouchi will make his first start against Argentina

Une grande première pour lui. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON

Le troisième ligne de La Rochelle Judicaël Cancoriet est remplacé par le Montpelliérain Lenni Nouchi dans le XV de départ qui affronte l'Argentine, samedi à Mendoza, a indiqué vendredi la Fédération française de rugby.

"Judicaël Cancoriett (Stade Rochelais) is withdrawn", announced the FFR, without giving further details. Initially scheduled for the bench, Nouchi will experience his first selection at the age of 20. He is replaced by Racingman Ibrahim Diallo (26 years old, 2 selections) as a replacement. Cancoriet (28 years old, 4 selections) had not been called up for the French team for six years and the last of his four selections, marked by a heavy setback against the All Blacks (52-11) on June 9 2018 at the legendary Eden Park.

The composition of the XV of France

Barré – Attissogbe, Gailleton, Frisch, Etien – (o) Hastoy, (m) Serin – Jegou, Joseph, Nouchi – Pesenti, Auradou – Colombe, Barlot, Gros

Substitutes: Baubigny, S. Taofifenua, Bamba, Tuilagi, Guillard, Diallo, Couilloud, Jaminet

The French XV left last week for South America, where Fabien Galthié's players will play two tests against the Argentinian Pumas, on July 6 and 13 in Mendoza and Buenos Aires . Between the two, they will meet the Uruguayan Teros in a non-test friendly match on July 10 in Montevideo.