Overview
- Fabien Galthié makes only two changes to the starting XV, both at lock, pairing Toulouse teammates Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou.
- Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard move to the bench after starting the first two rounds.
- The front row of Jean-Baptiste Gros, Julien Marchand and Dorian Aldegheri starts together for a third consecutive match.
- An unchanged backline features captain Antoine Dupont with Matthieu Jalibert at half-back and Fabien Brau-Boirie retained in the centres after last week’s debut.
- Kickoff is Sunday 22 February in Lille at 3:10pm GMT, with Italy buoyed by a win over Scotland, a narrow loss to Ireland and a previous 13-13 draw at this venue.