France head coach Fabien Galthie has made sweeping changes to his 23-man squad to face Fiji this weekend, in the wake of his side’s heavy defeat to the Springboks.

Les Bleus held a 14-13 lead at half-time in last weekend’s Test at the Stade de France, and were also given a numerical advantage following the permanent dismissal of Boks lock Lood de Jager, but the reigning world champions mounted a strong comeback to run away 32-17 victors in Paris.

The manner of the defeat has since seen the France head coach react, with six personnel changes in his starting XV and

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