France fly-half Lina Tuy will make her first Take a look at begin in Gloucester on Saturday as a part of a new-look half-back partnership for the match in opposition to England.
Tuy, who will have a good time her twentieth birthday on Tuesday, made three appearances as a substitute in the course of the Guinness Girls’s Six Nations earlier this 12 months.
She has been handed the quantity 10 jersey for the Kingsholm Crunch, nonetheless, and can line up alongside scrum-half Alexandra Chambon, whose earlier check begin got here in opposition to Australia final October.
Elsewhere within the backline there’s a return from harm for prolific winger Cyrielle Banet, whereas Marine Menager is chosen at inside centre and Chloé Jacquet is available in at full-back.
Up entrance, loose-head prop Yllana Brosseau begins rather than the injured Annaëlle Deshaye and Emeline Gros is available in for former captain Gaëlle Hermet.
Coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have chosen a six-two cut up on the bench, in the meantime, with skilled duo Pauline Bourdon-Sansus and Gabrielle Vernier offering again cowl.
The match, which is obtainable to stream reside and free of charge in France on RugbyPass TV, with French commentary, provides the groups a chance to high-quality tune their preparation for WXV 1, which begins in Canada later this month.
France have suffered 13 successive defeats to England, Les Bleues’ final victory within the fixture coming in a Grand Slam decider in Grenoble in March 2018.
France staff to play England
15. Chloé Jacquet
14. Cyrielle Banet
13. Nassira Konde
12. Marine Menager
11. Emilie Boulard
10. Lina Tuy
9. Alexandra Chambon
1. Yllana Brosseau
2. Agathe Sochat
3. Assia Khalfaoui
4. Manaé Feleu (captain)
5. Madoussou Fall
6. Charlotte Escudero
7. Emeline Gros
8. Romaine Menager
Replacements
16. Manon Bigot
17. Ambre Mwayembe
18. Rose Bernadou
19. Hina Ikahehegi
20. Séraphine Okemba
21. Téani Feleu
22. Pauline Bourdon-Sansus
23. Gabrielle Vernier