He's returned Romain Ntamack to first five after playing him outside Matthieu Jalibert in dual playmaker roles in those games. Antoine Dupont has a lot of experience alongside Ntamack. Ntamack created one of France's tries in last weekend's over Georgia, and Galthie dropped Jalibert to the bench and restored Ntamack to where he made his name at the Rugby World Cup two years ago. Galthie has focused far ahead on to World Cup victory on home soil in , but this move shows he recognises the need to wind back and be more pragmatic against a far stronger opponent than the Pumas and Lelos this autumn.
Galthie knows he needs steel to go with the silk in his side, so the burly Jonathan Danty gets the nod with Gael Fickou in a robust midfield. He saw enough of Cameron Woki's switch from flanker to lock against Georgia to keep him there against the All Blacks alongside Paul Willemse. A rib injury to hooker Julien Marchand means the in-form Peato Mauvaka starts, having scored two tries against the Lelos and one against Argentina off the bench. NZ Herald.
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