Ultime notizie per Italia vs Francia

La Francia dopo la partita persa con il Galles, esegue quattro cambi in vista della sfida del 15 marzo a Roma. Assente al match il centro Fofana e il mediano di mischia Parra, verranno sostituiti da Mermoz e Kockott.
Grande rientro nel gruppo, Nicolas Mas 76 presenze con i Bleus, è stato chiamato per rafforzare la prima linea poichè la partita si svolgerà su molte mischie, Bru: “L’esperienza di Nicolas rafforzerà il gruppo nella preparazione del match con gli azzurri. E’ un membro importante della squadra, il suo vissuto sarà importante nell’avvicinamento alla trasferta”. Come centro rientra Maxime Mermoz, mentre dietro la mischia rientra Rory Kockott. La stampa Francese critica fortemente i giocatori della Nazionale soprattutto dopo la sconfitta contro il Galles, le accuse sono quelle di comportarsi come stelle e di pensare poco alla forma fisica e agli allenamenti.
Una certezza è che la Francia rimane pericolosa e non bisogna abbassare la guardia.

France vs Wales second game of the weekend

Wales coach Warren Gatland has opted to shake up his settled side for Saturday's Six Nations clash with France by making four changes to the team that battled past Scotland.
George North returns to the starting line up at the expense of Alex Cuthbert, after recovering from the two heavy blows to the head he suffered against England.
Luke Charteris relieves Jake Ball in the second row while Richard Hibbard drops to the bench to make way for Scott Baldwin.

Samson Lee returns to the front three after recovering form the concussion he sustained in the England defeat. The Scarlets tight head reclaims the number three jersey from Aaron Jarvis, who starts on the bench.
Cuthbert, who was spoken to by the Welsh management following an altercation with a member of the public, has been dropped from the squad after two uninspiring performances against England and France.
Ball has also been omitted from the match-day 23, with Wasps' Bradley Davies named as lock cover on the bench.
Wales bounced back from their opening-day defeat at the hands of England by securing a hard-fought win over a buoyant Scotland side at Murrayfield. But they know that they will have to overcome the awesome power of the French to keep their title aspirations alive.
But Philippe Saint Andre will be desperate to claim his first victory over the Welsh as Les Blues boss and his side are well aware that defeat is likely to put an end to their title challenge.
Saint Andre has made five changes to the side that were shut out by Ireland at the Aviva Stadium two weeks ago.
Mathieu Bastereaud drops to the bench to make way for Castres' centre Remi Lamerat  while Brice Dulin takes over from Scott Spedding at fullback.
Morgan Parra starts at scrum half after two impressive cameos off the bench against Scotland and Ireland. Parra is preferred to fit-again Sebastian Tillous-Borde, who starts on the bench, while Rory Kockott misses out due to injury.
Romain Taofifenua replaces Pascal Pape in the engine room. Pape will miss the rest of the tournament after receiving a ten-week ban for kneeing Jamie Heaslip in the back.
Sofiane Guitone comes in on the wing for the injured Teddy Thomas.
Both sides are renowned for their muscular approach and after watching France's brutal battle with Ireland two weeks ago, Wales will be relishing the physical challenge Les Blues pose.