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Namibia impressed against the Irish
Namibia head coach Hakkies Husselman has announced his team to play France at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse on Sunday.
The Pool D minnows have made two changes to the starting XV that pushed Ireland so close in Bordeaux, with Jurie van Tonder and Michael MacKenzie replacing Eugene Jantjies and Heino Senekal at scrum-half and flanker respectively.
"France will be much more physical," said Husselman, predicting a backlash from the hosts' opening defeat to Argentina.
"The fact France have chosen Sébastien Chabal as lock means they have a good runner with the ball.
"They will carry the ball much better this time. I think ball presentation will be better and they will keep the ball better.
"We're expecting them to get in our faces. Obviously we've been working on our defensive structures and the guys are ready for the game."
"We will try to play more with the ball, and get quicker ball to the backs.
"We're not used to playing this kind of level every weekend, that's a concern for me to keep that level up in this World Cup.
"It'll be very difficult to beat France on their home turf, and we have a lot of amateurs players. It's the same as if I put one of my players against Roger Federer on the court, so the chance of a surprise is very, very low."
Namibia: 15 Tertius Losper, 14 Ryan Witbooi, 13 Bratley Langenhoven, 12 Piet van Zyl, 11 Heini Bock, 10 Emile Wessels, 9 Jurie van Tonder, 8 Jacques Burger, 7 Michael MacKenzie, 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis, 5 Nico Esterhuize, 4 Wacca Kazombiaze, 3 Jane du Toit, 2 Hugo Horn, 1 Kees Lensing (c).
Replacements: 16 Johannes Meyer, 17 Johnny Redelinghuys, 18 Herman Lindvelt, 19 Tinus du Plessis, 20 Eugene Jantjies, 21 Lu-Wayne Botes, 22 Melrick Africa.
Date: Sunday, 16 September
Venue: Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Kick-off: 21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Alain Rolland
Touch judges: Carlo Damasco, Kelvin Deaker
Television match official: Simon McDowell
Assessor: Tappe Henning
