France have made four changes to their side to face England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Biarritz scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili, wing Vincent Clerc, centre Yannick Jauzion and back row Sebastien Chabal have all been recalled for the clash as the two two remaining teams with a 100% records in this year's competition go head to head.
Jauzion's inclusion means Maxime Medard moves to full-back while Clement Poitrenaud drops to the bench alongside Damien Traille.
"I think that there will be a lot of rhythm and intensity in the match and again the bench will be important," said France coach Marc Lievremont.
"I don't have the feeling that I'm taking risks. To bring in lads like Vincent Clerc, Yannick Jauzion and Dimitri Yachvili into a clash which promises to be hostile is rather reassuring."
France: Maxime Medard; Yoann Huget, Aurelien Rougerie, Yannick Jauzion, Vincent Clerc; Francois Trinh-Duc, Dimitri Yachvili; Thomas Domingo, William Servat, Nicolas Mas, Julien Pierre, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Imanol Harinordoquy, Sebastien Chabal.
Replacements: Clement Poitrenaud, Guilhem Guirado, Sylvain Marconnet, Jerome Thion, Morgan Parra, Julien Bonnaire, Damien Traille.