France have rung the changes to their pack for their Six Nations fixture against Ireland on Saturday, with four changes in the forward ranks.

Imanol Harinordoquy, who was surprisingly left out for France's opening 30-12 win over Italy, replaces Julien Bonnaire in the back row, Yoann Maestri is in line for his debut in place of Lionel Nallet in the second row, while Dimitri Szarzewski replaces William Servat as hooker and Jean Baptiste Poux is in for Vincent Debaty at loosehead.

The backs remain unchanged, which means there is no return for Morgan Parra, while Wesley Fofana keeps his place after making his debut against the Azzurri.

France team to face Ireland at the Stade de France

15 Maxime Médard, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Julien Malzieu, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Imanol Harinordoquy, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Papé, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.

Replacements: 16 William Servat, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Lionel Nallet, 19 Julien Bonnaire, 20 Morgan Parra, 21 Lionel Beauxis, 22 Maxime Mermoz