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ANTOINE DUPONT WILL make his return to the France team as captain for Saturday’s Test against Japan after sitting out the last 13 months of international duty.
Dupont will partner Toulouse teammate Thomas Ramos at half-back, the latter was preferred over Matthieu Jalibert to start at fly-half. Galthie insisted that not starting Fickou, the long-time defensive leader who has been a shoo-in for his last 48 matches, was not a slight.“There is no comfort zone in the France team.”
Tatafu, who was born in Tonga but joined the youth set-up of his French club as a 17-year-old, starts at tighthead alongside hooker Peato Mauvaka and loosehead Jean-Baptiste Gros.
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