La Rochelle scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec will start at No 9 for France against South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series this weekend with Antoine Dupont injured, head coach Fabien Galthie announced on Thursday.
Le Garrec will make his 14th Test appearance on Saturday in Paris with superstar Dupont out since March with a serious knee issue.
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The 23-year-old will start a game alongside Toulouse’s Romain Ntamack at half-back for the first time.
Stays captain
Galthie has kept just nine names from the matchday squad from the last time the sides met, when
