Stade Francais lock Pierre-Henri Azagoh and Castres prop Wilfrid Hounkpatin have been named to make their Test debuts for Les Bleus, with Galthie talking up the potential of the former in particular.<\/p>\n
Stan Sport is your home for the Wallabies-France series,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> All Blacks-Fiji Tests<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Start your free trial now!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranceRugby\/status\/1414194590500937730?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n "He is a discovery," Galthie said of the 22-year-old second rower.<\/p>\n "Plays in the shadows, he's a worker, very active who shows a lot of intelligence and doesn't play for himself.<\/p>\n "He can be another revelation on this tour."<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Wallabies coach says France win 'substandard'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Thor' let off leash as Wallabies go for broke<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> All Blacks win the Test but Fiji win the hearts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Azagoh will form a brand-new lock pairing with Bordeaux's Cyril Cazeaux as Romain Taofifenua and Killian Geraci drop to a powerful bench that again features six forwards.<\/p>\n Castres prop Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes in for Demba Bamba while Galthie has also revamped his back-row.<\/p>\n Captain Anthony Jelonch moves from openside flanker to No.8 with Cameron Woki starting at No.7 and Ibrahim Diallo on the blindside.<\/p>\n Get your tickets now for the Wallabies Test series against France!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Galthie explained why he kept the backline intact, including new fullback Melvyn Jaminet whose panicked pass under pressure allowed the Wallabies to regain possession after the siren.<\/p>\n "These seven players, to varying degrees, did all right," Galthie said.<\/p>\n "The important thing is that they feel confident.<\/p>\n "We decided not to change the halfbacks (No 9 and 10). It's part of the learning process.<\/p>\n "For a lot of rookie players this is a time of accelerated learning."<\/p>\n Wallabies coach Dave Rennie made just one change with prop Taniela Tupou coming in for Allan Alaalatoa at tighthead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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