Cian Tracey

about the centres who it looks like are going to start.

Joram Moifana, Nicolas Deporter, two Bordeaux players.

And if they're playing outside of Jalibert, surely it would make sense to have the two Bordeaux wingers in terms of LBB, of course, and Damien Pennault on either side.

So that to me makes the decision even more puzzling.

Now, look, it sounds like Théo Adesagbe is going to come in and start.

He is a class, class young player.

But the idea to drop your record try-scorer

who is still in the peak of his powers is bizarre.

And like I said, if it backfires, I think Gaultier will come under enormous pressure in France.

Yeah, but look, they are champions and they are favourites for a reason.

And we have kind of glossed over the fact that Dupont is back.

I mean, he obviously hasn't played for France since he injured his knee against Ireland in last year's Six Nations because France didn't have a great November campaign either.

A bit like Ireland, we're good in fits and starts, but

the difference that Dupont will make.

It's a Thursday night in Paris.

Can you imagine the reception he's going to get?

And I think even though he was taken for granted, I think how good he is, I don't think we should gloss over the difference that he's going to make to France next week.

It's going to be absolutely huge.

Yeah, I think you fit the nail on the head in terms of the big selections are loose heads, depending on Tyke Furlong's fitness, tight heads, full back and out half.

My sense, like it's a very early sense, but just from being on the ground, the bits and pieces that I saw training in