Rugby - France v Samoa:France coach Marc Lievremont has rung the changes for Saturday's match against Samoa, resting 12 of the side that defeated world champions South Africa last Friday.
Captain Thierry Dusautoir drops down to the bench with prop Sylvain Marconnet taking over as skipper. Julien Bonnaire will replace Dusautoir on the flank of the back row.
The three players who kept their starter's berth are wing Vincent Clerc, outhalf Francois Trinh-Duc and number eight Louis Picamoles.
Lievremont has handed a first cap to wing Benjamin Fall and flanker Alexandre Lapandry, who are both 20.
Also in are full back Maxime Medard, centres Yannick Jauzion and David Marty, scrumhalf Morgan Parra, locks Sebastien Chabal and Pascal Pape, prop Thomas Domingo and hooker Dimitri Szarzewski.
France (v Samoa):Maxime Medard; Benjamin Fall, David Marty, Yannick Jauzion, Vincent Clerc; Francois Trinh-Duc, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, Dimitri Szarzewski, Sylvain Marconnet; Pascal Pape, Sebastien Chabal; Alexandre Lapandry, Julien Bonnaire, Louis Picamoles Replacements:Guilhem Guirado, Fabien Barcella, Nicolas Mas, Romain Millo-Chluski, Thierry Dusautoir, Julien Dupuy, Damien Traille, Yann David,
