TUCUMáN (ARGENTINA) - France have recalled fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc while naming lock forward Yoann Maestri as captain for Saturday's second and final Test against Argentina.
France's fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc warms up at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on March 19, 2016
Guy Noves's French side lost 30-19 to the Pumas last weekend so the coach has opted for greater experience for Saturday's decider.
"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."
Trinh-Duc, 29, who has 54 caps, returns to the starting line-up in Tucuman in place of Jules Plisson, who was also skipper in the first Test. Baptiste Serin, of Bordeaux, starts at scrum-half.
Other changes include starting places for Remi Bonfils at hooker, Julien Le Devedec in the second row, Kevin Gourdon in the back row and winger Xavier Mignot.
The 28-year-old Maestri, with 47 caps, has recovered from a rib injury to start as captain.
For Argentina, lock forward Tomas Lavanini returns to the starting XV after serving a suspension.
The 27-time capped Lavanini, 23, and a key part of the Pumas pack, sat out a two-week suspension for a red card picked up playing for the Jaguares in the Super Rugby Championship.
He replaces Javier Ortega Desio who in turn moves to the back row to take over from Tomas Lezana.
Jeronimo de la Fuente comes in for star centre Juan Martin Hernandez who is injured while scrum-half Tomas Cubelli is preferred to Martin Landajo alongside Nicolas Sanchez at fly-half.
Argentina and France teams for Saturday's second Test (1910GMT):
Argentina
Joaquin Tuculet; Santiago Cordero, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Manuel Montero; Nicolas Sanchez, Tomas Cubelli; Javier Desio, Facundo Isa, Pablo Matera; Tomas Lavanini, Guido Petti; Ramiro Herrera, Agustin Creevy (capt), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Replacements: Julian Montoya, Santiago Garcia Botta, Enrique Pieretto, Tomas Lezana, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Martin Landajo, Matias Orlando, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
Coach: Daniel Hourcade
France
Maxime Medard, Xavier Mignot, Gael Fickou, Remi Lamerat, Djibril Camara, Francois Trinh-Duc, Baptiste Serin, Kevin Gourdon, Louis Picamoles, Loann Goujon, Yoann Maestri (capt), Julien Le Devedec, Uini Atonio, Remi Bonfils, Jefferson Poirot
Replacements: Clement Maynadier, Lucas Pointud, Rabah Slimani, Paul Jedrasiak, Kelian Galletier, Sebastien Bézy, Jules Plisson, Julien Rey
Coach: Guy Noves