Thursday 13 November 2014 11:22, UK
James Horwill has been recalled to Australia's starting line-up for Saturday’s Test against France in Paris.
The 29-year-old lock, who started on the bench last weekend in Wales, is the only change for the match at the Stade de France.
He replaces Sam Carter who is yet to know if he will be one of coach Michael Cheika’s seven replacements. It will be only Horwill’s third start in nine Tests this year.
Sekope Kepu will become the sixth Australian prop to play 50 Tests after retaining his place in the pack.
Kepu, 28, made his debut against Italy in 2008 and Cheika said: "Sekope has been a great player for Australian rugby over a long period of time and I congratulate him on this very special milestone.
"He has proudly represented the Wallabies for seven years and the experience he now brings to this team is invaluable.
"He still has plenty of improvement in his game and I'm confident his best years are ahead of him."
Regarding the match, Cheika said in a statement: "The French have a completely different mindset when they are playing at home.
“We are under no illusions as to the intensity they are going to bring to the game. For us, it is still early days and we are getting used to a new system in attack and defence. I was happy with the first steps we took against Wales.
"The challenge for us this week was to ensure that we raised the bar much higher in terms of our accuracy and intensity at training.
"We really want to do Australia proud against France this weekend."
Cheika is yet to confirm his replacements.
Australia: Israel Folau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Christian Lealiifano, Joe Tomane, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Ben McCalman, Michael Hooper, Sean McMahon, Rob Simmons, James Horwill, Sekope Kepu, Saia Faingaa, James Slipper
France: Scott Spedding, Yoann Huget, Alexandre Dumoulin, Wesley Fofana, Teddy Thomas, Camille Lopez, Sebastien Tillous-Borde, Damien Chouly, Bernard Le Roux, Thierry Dusautoir, Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape, Nicolas Mas, Guilhem Guirado, Alexandre Menini
