Thursday 23 June 2016 19:03, UK
Yoann Maestri will captain France in the second Test against Argentina on Saturday with Jules Plisson having been dropped.
Plisson took the armband for last Sunday's 30-19 defeat but has lost his place at fly-half to Francois Trinh-Duc for the final match in their brief series in Tucuman.
Second row Maestri, who has 47 caps, missed that game with a rib injury but is fit to return as coach Guy Noves opted to name a much more experienced starting XV.
Trinh-Duc returns to the starting line-up and will partner Bordeaux scrum-half Baptiste Serin, who won his first cap on Sunday.
Maxime Medard is recalled at full-back and there are also starts for centre Gael Fickou and Remi Lamerat, prop Uini Atonio and flanker Louis Picamoles.
Plisson, Julien Rey and Rabah Slimani drop to the bench while first Test starters Hugo Bonneval, Jonathan Danty, William Delmotte and Raphael Lakafia are left out of Noves' 23.
"We have tried to be true to what we said at the start of the tournament - we want to have the opportunity to have a look at everybody," said Noves.
"That will be the case, either starting the game or coming on during the match."
Argentina have made three changes, with scrum-half Tomas Cubelli coming in for his first start of the year.
Jeronimo de la Fuente replaces veteran centre Juan Martin Hernandez, who is out with a leg injury, while Tomas Lavanini returns from suspension to start at lock.
France: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Xavier Mignot, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Remi Lamerat, 11 Djibril Camara, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Baptiste Serin; 1 Jefferson Poirot, 2 Remi Bonfils, 3 Uini Atonio, 4 Julien Le Devedec, 5 Yoann Maestri (c), 6 Loann Goujon, 7 Louis Picamoles, 8 Kevin Gourdon.
Replacements: 16 Clement Maynadier, 17 Lucas Pointud, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Paul Jedrasiak, 20 Kelian Galletier, 21 Sebastien Bezy, 22 Jules Plisson, 23 Julien Rey
Argentina: 15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Tomas Cubelli; 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Agustin Creevy (c), 3 Ramiro Herrera, 4 Guido Petti, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 8 Facundo Isa.
Replacements: 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Tomas Lezana, 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Matias Orlando, 23 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
