Eight Bordeaux players to challenge the All Blacks
The French XV relies on the Stade Bordelais in Christchurch with two new starts.
Fabien Galthié does not do half-measures for the clash in Christchurch by aligning eight players from Stade Bordelais and offering a first starting cape to Tom Staniforth and Max Spring. The XV of France arrives in New Zealand on Saturday with a daring composition. No less than eight players from Stade Bordelais are in the group, a massacre of Girondins which underlines the confidence of the staff in this specific club.
The squad is profoundly remodeled to face the power of the . The surprises lie at the heart of the alignment. In the second row, Tom Staniforth gets his first start in the blue jersey, a technical decision to solidify the pack.
