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France make eight changes for second test against New Zealand
France’s women’s rugby team face New Zealand in the second of three tests in the WXV Global Series.
The match is scheduled for Saturday in Whangarei, after New Zealand beat France 81-12 in Hamilton in the first test.
France coach François Ratier has made eight changes to the starting team for the rematch.
Carla Arbez, Gabrielle Vernier and Emilie Boulard are among those returning to the starting lineup.
Ratier said the team wanted to show it was better than its performance in the first match, and that the defeat had been discussed soon after it happened.
The third test is still to come, giving France another chance to respond in the series.
France made eight changes to its starting XV for the second test against New Zealand.
The match is scheduled for Saturday at 4:05 a.m. French time in Whangarei.
The changes follow France’s 12-81 defeat by New Zealand in the first of three tests in Hamilton.
Carla Arbez, Gabrielle Vernier and Emilie Boulard are among those returning to the starting lineup.
Coach François Ratier said France needed to rebound and show it was better than its performance in the first test.
- Who
- France’s women’s team and New Zealand’s Black Ferns.
- What
- France made eight changes to its starting XV for the second test.
- When
- Saturday at 4:05 a.m. French time. The date is not stated.
- Where
- Whangarei, New Zealand.
- Why
- France is seeking to rebound after losing the first test 12-81.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
France lost 12-81 to New Zealand in Hamilton.
Coach François Ratier announced eight changes to France’s starting XV.
France is scheduled to face New Zealand in the second test in Whangarei.
- Starting XV changes
- Eight
- First-test score
- New Zealand 81, France 12
- Second-test venue
- Whangarei
- Second-test kick-off
- 4:05 a.m. French time
- Coach
- François Ratier
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