France's Morgan Parra (R) and Yoann Huget (L) face Scotland during their Six Nations rugby union match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris February 7, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - France have dropped battering-ram centre Mathieu Bastareaud to the bench and returned veteran Morgan Parra to scrum half in a major back-line shakeup for their Six Nations home clash against Wales on Saturday.
Smarting from defeat to Ireland after an uninspiring victory over Scotland in their opening game, head coach Philippe Saint-Andre wielded the axe with Bastareaud replaced by Remi Lamerat, who teams up with Wesley Fofana as the centre pair.
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