PARIS -- Looking to bounce back from the humiliation of last years wooden spoon, France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made the risky move of choosing an untried
halves pairing for Saturdays opening Six Nations match against England.
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Miglior Prezzo . Announcing his team Thursday, Saint-Andre went for
scrumhalf Jules Plisson alongside flyhalf Jean-Marc Doussain. Both are 22 years
old, and Plisson makes his international debut while Doussain has played only
five times for France. He also picked lock Alexandre Flanquart -- who has won
only two international caps -- to play alongside Pascal Pape in the second row.
"Jules has a lot of variety in his game, he had to start one day," Saint-Andre
said. "Jules is fully focused. Everything will be easier for him if his
teammates make an impact going forward, if the forwards win their battles. So
its up to our pack to make things easier for our halves pairing, which is young
and talented." Saint-Andre will give the kicking duties to Doussain, adding that
Flanquarts selection is a strategic one because of his understanding with Pape,
his Stade Francais teammate, and his ability to counter England in the lineouts.
More surprisingly still, is that Saint-Andre has left out flyhalf Francois
Trinh-Duc from his squad, even though Trinh-Duc was arguably Frances best player
in the corresponding fixture last year. France looked good for a win at
Twickenham last year, leading 10-9 at the interval before being overpowered and
losing 23-13 with Trinh-Duc taken off early into the second half. Wesley Fofana
and Mathieu Bastareaud give France a powerful midfield in what is expected to be
a physical battle at Stade de France. But the deciding factor is once again
likely to be who comes out on top in the forwards. "We know from experience that
the English have a powerful scrum. We know what to expect. Every time Ive played
against them the scrum has always been a big combat zone," said veteran prop
Nicolas Mas, who is set to win his 66th cap. "Last year we took them on well in
the forwards, and we even thought we could win at Twickenham because we
unsettled them so much." Englands young squad is growing in self-belief and
experience under Stuart Lancaster and will want to make amends for a 30-3 defeat
to Wales last year that cost the title and a Grand Slam. "We had one day in
Cardiff when it didnt go as we would have wanted, but since then the focus has
been on us improving," lock Joe Launchbury said. "Hopefully we showed where we
are in the autumn and well continue to do that." While France has injury
problems -- inspirational captain Thierry Dusautoir and flyhalf Remi Tales are
both out injured, while prolific winger Vincent Clerc is still lacking full
fitness after a long-term knee injury -- England has selection problems.
Lancaster pleaded with flyhalf Toby Flood to stay home for club and country, but
had to axe him from his squad because Flood, with 60 caps has decided to leave
English champion Leicester, which he captains, for Toulouse after the season.
The uncapped George Ford replaces him in the squad, while Lancaster handed
debuts to outside centre Luther Burrell and wing Jack Nowell for Saturdays game.
Burrell has impressed throughout the season for Northampton, and starts ahead of
Brad Barritt. Nowell has benefited from injuries to Marland Yarde and Christian
Wade to seize the right wing spot from the axed Chris Ashton. France is
favourite to win the battle of the forwards, however, with a front five that can
mix it with the worlds best on their day, and England are braced to withstand an
early onslaught in the scrum. "Id say weve removed any lingering doubt over our
physicality, but the question will continue to be asked," Launchbury said. "We
went to Argentina and played well there. We had three tough autumn matches and I
dont think anyone could say we lacked bite in those matches." -- France: Brice
Dulin, Yoann Huget, Mathieu Bastareaud, Wesley Fofana, Maxime Medard, Jules
Plisson, Jean-Marc Doussain; Louis Picamoles, Bernard Le Roux, Yannick Nyanga,
Pascal Pape, Alexandre Flanquart, Nicolas Mas, Benjamin Kayser, Thomas
Domingo.Reserves: Dimitri Szarzewksi, Yannick Forestier, Rabah Slimani, Yoann
Maestri, Antoine Burban, Damien Chouly, Maxime Machenaud, Gael Fickou. England:
Mike Brown, Jack Nowell, Luther Burrell, Billy Twelvetrees, Jonny May, Owen
Farrell, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley, Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury,
Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw (captain), Billy Vunipola.Reserves: Tom
Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Henry Thomas, Dave Attwood, Ben Morgan, Lee Dickson, Brad
Barritt, Alex Goode.
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National Ice Center.SELKIRK, Man. - Calgarys Kevin Koe put up five points in the
sixth end en route to a 10-1 win over Saskatoons Steve Laycock in Draw 13 action
at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling on Friday night.The win improved Koes rink
to 3-1 in round-robin play and earned them one of eight spots in Saturdays
quarter-finals. Laycock fell to an identical 3-1 record in the loss.In other
mens action, Swedens Niklas Edin (2-2) scored in the extra end to edge Brad
Jacobs (2-2) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 7-6.Earlier in the day, Jacobs routed Jim
Cotter of Kelowna/Vernon, B.C. 8-1. Cotter (0-4), who curled behind John Morris
last year as they tried for an Olympic berth, failed to stick his shooter to
limit the damage in the four-point fourth end. After another steal of two in the
fifth, they shook hands.Also, Switzerlands Sven Michel defeated Morris, who now
curls out of Calgary, 6-5. Michel scored three points in the sixth end and held
on for the victory to improve to 3-1.Morris (1-2) tied the game with a pair in
the seventh end before Michel used the hammer to pick up a single in the eighth.
Michel finished with a 95 per cent success rate while Morris struggled at 60 per
cent.Switzerlands Peter de Cruz eliminated Scotlands David Murdoch with a 7-2
win, but both rinks are out of playoff contention at 1-3.In other morning games
at the Selkirk Recreational Complex, Brad Gushue (3-1) of St. Johns scored four
in the sixth end forr a 7-3 win over Torontos John Epping (2-1).
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scored threes in the second and fourth ends for a 9-3 win over Allison Flaxey
(1-3) of Caledon East, Ont.Scotlands Eve Muirhead (1-3) had four straight points
in the final three ends for her first win of the tournament, 6-4 over Saskatoons
Sherry Anderson (1-3).Rachel Homans (3-1) rink from Ottawa was also successful,
beating Edmontons Chelsea Carey (1-3) 5-1 in seven ends while Olympic gold
medallist Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg (3-1) scored twice in both the third and
fourth ends to beat Russias Anna Sidorova (2-2) in seven ends.It was Careys
second loss of the day, after falling to Sherry Middaugh (2-2) of Coldwater,
Ont. 6-5 earlier on Friday.Also, Moscows Anna Sidorova scored four points in the
sixth end before running Edmontons Heather Nedohin out of rocks in the eighth to
score an 8-5 win.Nedohin (1-3) gave up three to start the game but pulled even
entering the sixth. Thats when Sidorova got enough of the Alberta counter — all
Nedohin had in the house after a clutch draw with her last rock — to tap back
and lie four.Sidorova, the face of Russian womens curling for several years, is
the current world bronze medallist and at 2-1 was in a five-way tie for third
after the afternoon draw.In other womens games, Winnipegs Kristy McDonald (2-2)
beat Sherry Anderson (1-3) of Saskatoon 5-2.
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