France will kick off the World Cup against New Zealand on Friday without their influential midfielder Jonathan Danty
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against New Zealand on Friday without their influential midfielder Jonathan Danty. The La Rochelle centre has returned to training this week but has not yet fully recovered from a hamstring strain and will be replaced in the starting line-up by Yoram Moefana.The rest of the starting XV has a largely familiar look but injuries to regulars such as Paul Willemse, Romain Ntamack and Cyril Baille have required the head coach, Fabien Galthié, to reshuffle his resources slightly.
The French captain, Antoine Dupont, is clearly looking forward to the challenge, despite the accompanying pressure of an expectant home nation. “We have the ingredients for the result to be positive,” said Dupont, eagerly awaiting the chance to face the All Blacks in a blockbuster opening fixture. “It is the most beautiful team to play. When I was a child, like a lot of people, I loved this team.”62-13 in the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals, pose. “The whole game will be tough.
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