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If you thought Wales had reshuffled their team, it's nothing compared to France who have changed more than half their team.

Fabien Galthie has made eight changes from the draw with Italy - including three Test debuts.

Thomas Ramos switches from full-back to fly-half to cover for the injured Matthieu Jalibert, while number eight Gregory Alldritt returns as captain.

Full-back Leo Barre, centre Nicolas Depoortere and lock Emmanuel Meafou will make their debuts in Cardiff.

Wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, lock Thibaud Flament and hooker Julien Marchand also start.

The new second-row partnership of Toulouse team-mates Meafou and Flament replaces Cameron Woki and Posolo Tuilagi, who is ruled out through illness.

New Zealand-born Meafou qualified for France on residency grounds in December after moving to Toulouse in 2018 from Australia.

Meafou has also been involved with Galthie's outfit over the last 12 months and was named in the original Six Nations squad but suffered a knee injury.

"He's a player we've been expecting for more than a year," said Galthie.

"It's the moment to thank the Australian federation for training him up and Toulouse, who managed to recruit him to give him a new chance to play rugby because in Australia he had it hard.

"Toulouse have made him the player he is today."

France: Barre; Penaud, Fickou, Depoortere, Bielle-Biarrey; Ramos, Le Garrc; Baille, Marchand, Atonio, Flament, Meafou, Cros, Ollivon, Alldritt (capt).

Replacements: Mauvaka, S Taofifenua, Colombe, R Taofifenua, Roumat, Boudehent, Lucu, Moefana.

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