Laporte makes wholesale changes

France coach Bernard Laporte has made 12 changes to the starting XV ahead of Sunday's game against Namibia.

Only three players remain from the side beaten 17-12 by Argentina in the opening fixture - Pieter de Villiers, Damien Traille and Cedric Heymans.

Captain Raphael Ibanez drops to the bench and is replaced by new skipper Jean-Baptiste Elissalde for the game.

Frederic Michalak, Julien Bonnaire, Yannick Nyanga and Sebastien Chabal all come into the starting line-up.

Michalak replaces the injured flyhalf David Skrela (Achilles tendon).

France team to play Namibia in Toulouse on Sunday: C Poitrenaud; V Clerc, D Marty, D Traille, C Heymans; F Michalak, J-B Elissalde; J-B Poux, D Szarzewski, P De Villiers, S Chabal, L Nallet, Y Nyanga, T Dusautoir, J Bonnaire.
Replacements: R Ibanez, N Mas, F Pelous, I Harinordoquy, L Beauxis, Y Jauzion, A Rougerie.

Source: BBC Sport