France's rugby team player Pascal Pape (R) trains during the Captain's run at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris February 6, 2015. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - The French team to face England on Saturday will be playing for each other and not their own places in the World Cup squad, captain Pascal Pape promised on Friday.
After giving many of their reserves a run-out at Twickenham last week, when England won 19-14, both countries have picked something much closer to a full-strength side with the date for reducing World Cup squads to 31 players little more than a week away.
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