ROME — France coach Jacques Brunel kept faith with his captain while tinkering with his lineup again to make six changes to his team ahead of the Six Nations match against Italy in Rome. Guilhem has been further reinforced as captain.”Guirado will lead a side which has won only once, against Scotland 27-10 last month in Paris. Last Sunday, France was flattered to lose to Ireland by only 26-14 in Dublin. France has won its last five matchups with Italy, but though the Italians will finish with the wooden spoon, they have been tough at home, giving scares to Ireland and Wales. Italy coach Conor O’Shea, who replaced Brunel in 2016, made five changes to the starting lineup which was also thrashed by England, 57-14, at Twickenham last week.

Source: National Post March 14, 2019 09:14 UTC