France coach Marc Lievremont has made three changes to the team that toppled Argentina last weekend, for Saturday's fixture against the Pacific Islanders at the Stade Auguste Bonal.

The French opened their autumn campaign with a hard-earned 12-6 win over Argentina in Marseille last Saturday, and Lievremont has opted for continuity behind the scrum as he prepares his squad for next year's Six Nations tournament.

The three changes he has made are all in the pack — namely in the front row — with Nicolas Mas and Lionel Faure coming in at props for Fabien Barcella and Benoit Lecouls, while Fulgence Ouedraogo takes over from Louis Picamoles in the back row.

Ouedraogo will play at flank with Imanol Harinordoquy moving to number eight in place of Picamoles, who moves to the replacement bench.

The Pacific Islanders meanwhile, lost 13-39 to England at Twickenham on Saturday.

France: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Julien Malzieu, 13 Yannick Jauzion, 12 Benoit Baby, 11 Cedric Heymans, 10 David Skrela, 9 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Fulgence Ouedrago, 6 Thierry Dusautoir, 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Romain Millo-Chluski, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Lionel Faure. Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Benoit Lecouls, 18 Sebastien Chabal, 19 Louis Picamoles, 20 Sebastien Tillous-Bordes, 21 Damien Traille, 22 Alexis Palisson.

Date: Saturday, November 15
Venue: Stade Auguste Bonal, Sochaux
Kick-off: 15.00 (14.00 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Ireland)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

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