France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has decided to make four changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's Six Nations encounter against Ireland.
In the front row, Jean-Baptiste Poux has come in at loose-head prop for Vincent Debaty, while Dimitri Szarzewski is selected as the hooker in place of William Servat.
Yoann Maestri and Imanol Harinordoquy have also been picked ahead of Lionel Nallet and Julian Bonnaire respectively.
Saint-Andre has opted not to make any alterations to his back line.
France: Maxime Medard); Vincent Clerc, Aurelien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Julien Malzieu; Francois Trinh-Duc, Dimitri Yachvili; Louis Picamoles, Imanol Harinordoquy, Thierry Dusautoir; Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape; Nicolas Mas, Dimitry Szarzewski, Jean Baptiste Poux
