Guy Noves has largely kept faith with the France team that were edged out by England for their Six Nations showdown against Scotland at the Stade de France on Sunday, as the coach made just one change to his starting side.
Loann Goujon was named at blindside by Noves on Friday, with Clermont forward Damien Chouly dropping to the bench as the sole casualty of Saturday's 19-16 defeat at Twickenham.
"We wanted to enhance the pack," Noves said. "The two players are close to each other and we even had the discussion before England.
"(The change) is to give a chance to as many players as possible in the group. Loann deserves to participate in this competition and see where he's up to.
"It's also a little bit of a strategic decision - even a big (strategic decision) - and is linked to the boy's form."