France v Argentina & Italy v New Zealand teams

The Rugby Paper Team

12 years ago

Tags: All Blacks, Argentina, Australia, Bath, Exeter, France, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, Toulouse

France v Argentina
France show only one change to the team that outmuscled Australia last week end to lift them up to the 4^th IRB World Ranking spot with Toulouse lock Yohan Maestri recovering from injury and replacing Jocelino Suta, who moves to the bench.
Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Marcelo Bosch both come in for the Pumas replacing the injured Juan Martin Hernandez and Felipe Contepomi at full-back and inside centre respectively while Bath Horacio Agulla takes over from Exeter‘s Gonzalo Camacho on the wing.
France: Dulin; Fofana, Fritz , Mermoz, Clerc, Michalak, Machenaud; Forestier, Szarzewski, Mas; Pape (capt.), Maestri; Nyanga, Ouedraogo, Picamoles
Replacements: Kayser, Domingo, Debaty, Suta, Chouly, Parra, Trinh-Duc, Huget.
Argentina: Gonzalez-Amorosino; Agulla, Tiesi, Bosch, Imhoff; Sanchez, Landajo; Ayerza, Guinazu, Figallo ; Carizza, Farias-Cabello; Fernandez-Lobbe (capt.), Leguizamon, Senatore.
Replacements: Creevy, Lobo, Gomez Kodela, Vallejos, De la Vega, Cubelli, Camacho, Tuculet.
Italy v New Zealand
The Azzurri will have their work cut out as they host the world champions to Rome tomorrow in the knowledge that they have not beaten the All blacks in their last 11 encounters.
Italy coach Jacques Brunel has picked his strongest match day squad which includes scrum-half Edoardo Gori, fly-half Luciano Orquera, wing Mirco Bergamasco.
Talisman Sergio Parisse, lock Antonio Pavanello and veteran front-rower Martin Castrogiovanni also all return to the starting line-up.
Kieran read captains the All Blacks for the first time in a team that sees 14 changes from the victory over Scotland last week; left wing Julian Savea is the only survivor.
Aaron Cruden fills the gap left by Dan Carter who sits on the bench and Sam Cane plays at open-side as Richie McCaw is rested completely.
Italy: Masi, Venditti, Benvenuti, Sgarbi, Bergamasco; Orquera, Gori; Lo Cicero, Ghiraldini, Castrogiovanni; Pavanello, Minto; Zanni, Favaro, Parisse (capt.).
Replacements: Giazzon, De Marchi, Cittadini, Geldenhuys, Bergamasco, Barbieri, Botes, McLean.
New Zealand: Barrett; Gear, Smith, Nonu, Savea; Cruden, Smith; Woodcock, Mealamu, Faumuina, Retallick, Williams, Messam, Cane, Read (capt.).
Replacements: Coles, Crockett, Franks, Whitelock, Vito, Kerr-Barlow, Carter, Jane.