XV of France: Depoortere and Meafou will honor their first cap against Wales on Sunday

Emmanuel Meafou va enfin faire ses débuts en Bleu. MAXPPP – Adam Davy

For the 4th day of the Six Nations Tournament and the trip to Wales this Sunday March 10 (4 p.m.), Fabien Galthié revealed the team which will present at the Principality Stadium. As expected, several changes have taken place.

The team

Starting XV : Barré – Penaud, Fickou, Depoortere, Bielle-Biarrey – (o) Ramos, (m) Le Garrec – Ollivon, Alldritt, Cros – Meafou, Flament – Atonio, Marchand, Baille.
Replacements: Mauvaka, S. Taofifenua, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Roumat, Boudehent, Lucu, Moefana.

This time, things are moving well. As expected in recent days, coach Fabien Galthié has made several changes to his team for the trip to Wales this Sunday. 

Léo Barré, Nicolas Depoortere, Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament join the scoresheet for the first time since the start of the Tournament. For the first three, it will be a first selection.

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Flament-Meafou, heavy in the second line

These upheavals are also linked to the injury of Matthieu Jalibert (sprained knee) – hence the tenure of Thomas Ramos at the opening – and the suspension from the Jonathan Danty center.

Tipped to be the starting second line of the Tournament but injured a few days before its start, the Toulouse duo Flament-Meafou can do a lot of good for the French pack.

Nolan Le Garrec steals number 9 from Maxime Lucu, relegated to the bench. Finally, the staff preferred the Rochelais George-Henri Colombe to the Toulouse Dorian Aldegheri.