Sebastien Chabal returns at No.8 for France © Getty Images

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Matches: France 15 - 9 Argentina

Tournaments/Tours: Argentina tour

Teams: Argentina | France

France head coach Marc Lievremont has made wholesale changes to the side which defeated Fiji last weekend for Saturday's clash with Argentina in Montpellier.

Fly-half Damien Traille is the only survivor from the back-line which started in Nantes. Traille will be joined in the half-backs by Morgan Parra, who reclaims the No.9 jersey from Dimitri Yachvilli. David Marty and Fabrice Estebanez make way for Aurelien Rougerie and Yannick Jauzion in midfield, while fullback Alexis Palisson and wingers Yoann Huget and Marc Andreu form a new-look back three.

In the pack, meanwhile, the fit-again William Servat will team up with Thomas Domingo and Nicolas Mas in a revamped front row. Julien Pierre and Lionel Nallet have been paired together in the second row, while the back-row has also been completely overhauled, with Sebastian Chabal handed a rare start at No.8, where he will be flanked by returning captain Thierry Dusautoir and Julien Bonnaire. The return of Chabal sees Imanol Harinodoquy, who captained Les Bleus in last weekend's win over Fiji, drop to the bench.

Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has made one change to his side. Toulouse lock Patricio Albacete returns to action alongside Mariano Galarza, with Biarritz's Manuel Carizza sidelined with a shoulder injury picked up in last weekend's 22-16 victory over Italy in Verona.

There are three further changes on the bench, where Santiago Guzman and Julio Farias Cabello are added to the forward contingent and Biarritz wing Marcelo Bosch covers for Horacio Agulla.

France: A Palisson (Brive); Y Huget (Bayonne), A Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne), Y Jauzion (Toulouse), M Andreu (Castres); D Traille (Biarritz), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne); T Domingo (Clermont Auvergne), W Servat (Toulouse), N Mas (Perpignan); J Pierre (Clermont Auvergne), L Nallet (Racing Metro); T Dusautoir (capt, Toulouse), J Bonnaire (Clermont Auvergne), S Chabal (Racing Metro).

Replacements: G Guirado (Perpignan), L Ducalcon (Castres), J Thion (Biarritz), I Harinordoquy (Biarritz), D Yachvili (Biarritz), F Estebanez (Brive), J Porical (Perpignan)

Argentina: M Rodriguez (Stade Francais); G Camacho (Harlequins), G Tiesi (Stade Francais), S Fernandez (Montpellier), L Gonzalez Amorosino (Leicester), F Contepomi (Toulon, capt), N Vergallo (Toulouse); R Roncero (Stade Francais), M Ledesma (Clermont Auvergne), M Scelzo (Clermont Auvergne), M Galarza (Leinster), P Albacete (Toulouse), G Fessia (Cordoba), M De Achaval (Alumni), JM Fernandez Lobbe (Toulon)

Replacements: A Creevy (Clermont Auvergne), M Ayerza (Leicester), S Guzmán (Stade Francais), J Farías Cabello (Tucuman), Á Galindo (Racing Metro), A Lalanne (London Irish), M Bosch (Biarritz)

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (RSA)
Nigel Owens (Wal), Andrew MacPherson (Sco)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Fra)