France has altered its starting lineup for the final Six Nations game against England in Paris, handing a debut to flanker Temo Matiu as they pursue a second consecutive championship title The 24-year-old's inclusion is one of several changes to the pack following a loss to Scotland that ended the team's Grand Slam ambitions Matiu steps in for Oscar Jegou, who received a four-week suspension for an eye gouge in the previous match
Despite last weekend's 50-40 defeat, Fabien Galthie's side can still secure a record eighth Six Nations crown To achieve this, Les Bleus require a bonus-point victory over England on Saturday A win would mark their first back-to-back Six Nations titles since the 2006 and 2007 seasons The other changes to the French pack include Toulouse lock Emmanuel Meafou starting and Charles Ollivon moving from the second row to number eight, replacing the injured Anthony Jelonch
In the backline, an injury to Nicolas Depoortere has led to Pierre-Louis Barassi being named at centre Additionally, Joshua Brennan, son of former Ireland international Trevor Brennan, has been named on the bench
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