The France coach Marc Lievremont has again shuffled his pack and sprung a few surprises in the side to face the All Blacks in their much anticipated rugby World Cup clash at Eden Park on Saturday night.
Morgan Parra will switch from halfback to first five taking over from Francois Trinh-Duc, with Dimitri Yachvili to start at number nine.
Parra, who has played all his 31 tests at halfback, moves into the number ten jersey after an impressive kicking display in the 46-19 win over Canada on Sunday
Captain Thierry Dusautoir returns to the side after missing the win over Canada and joins Julien Bonnaire and Louis Picamoles in the loose forwards.
Aurelien Rougerie, who stood in as captain against Canada, switches to centre with Maxime Medard taking over on the wing.
Dimitri Szarzewski starts ahead of William Servat at hooker while lock Lionel Nallet returns in place of Romain Millo-Chluski.
The All Blacks and France have both won their opening two matches in Pool A with four-try bonus points and Saturday's clash will likely decide the winners of the group.
