France team for FRA v JPN

France head coach Marc Lièvremont on Tuesday announced the team to play France's opening match in Pool A against Japan at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, on Saturday, 10 September.

France:

1. Fabien Barcella
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Julien Pierre
5. Lionel Nallet
6. Thierry Dusautoir (c)
7. Imanol Harinordoquy
8. Raphael Lakafia
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Francois Trinh-Duc
11. Maxime Médard
12. Fabrice Estebanez
13. Aurélien Rougerie
14. Vincent Clerc
15. Cédric Heymans

Replacements:

16. Dimitri Szarzewski
17. Jean-Baptiste Poux
18. Pascal Pape
19. Julien Bonnaire
20. Morgan Parra
21. David Skrela
22. David Marty