Cotter and Novès prepare for Sunday
Stick or twist for Vern
Scotland ended their long wait for a Championship victory in Italy but the question now for Vern Cotter is whether he makes any changes to a winning team.
There are three new faces in the squad with Glasgow trio Alex Dunbar, Henry Pyrgos and Fraser Brown all fit enough to rejoin the squad.
Dunbar could theoretically come back into the starting line-up but with Duncan Taylor in fine form he might have to wait a little longer to reunite with Mark Bennett. Peter Horne is another option in midfield after being named on the bench in Rome.
Pyrgos might also be an option on the bench in place of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, although skipper Greig Laidlaw will win his 50th cap in the starting line-up.
Scotland ended their long wait for a Championship victory in Italy but the question now for Vern Cotter is whether he makes any changes to a winning team.
There are three new faces in the squad with Glasgow trio Alex Dunbar, Henry Pyrgos and Fraser Brown all fit enough to rejoin the squad.
Dunbar could theoretically come back into the starting line-up but with Duncan Taylor in fine form he might have to wait a little longer to reunite with Mark Bennett. Peter Horne is another option in midfield after being named on the bench in Rome.
Pyrgos might also be an option on the bench in place of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, although skipper Greig Laidlaw will win his 50th cap in the starting line-up.
Returning faces for Novès
Guy Novès has been keen to use this Championship as an opportunity to see a wide range of players and after making six changes in round two, and five in round three, we will see more this weekend.
That's because Novès has already released six players back to their clubs, including Paul Jedrasiak, Jonathan Danty and Djibril Camara, all of whom started in Cardiff.
Antoine Burban is also absent through injury so there will be at least four changes to the team.
Yoann Maestri seems the obvious choice in the second row while Wesley Fofana is fit again and should start either on the wing or at centre.
In the back row there are plenty of options between Yacouba Camara, Bernard Le Roux and Loann Goujon.
Novès may go even further though, with Scott Spedding tipped for a start at full-back, while François Trinh-Duc is pushing hard to come in for a first start of the Championship at ten.
It's been a long time since Scotland went into a clash with France with this much confidence, today's decisions could tell us whether that confidence is justified.
Guy Novès has been keen to use this Championship as an opportunity to see a wide range of players and after making six changes in round two, and five in round three, we will see more this weekend.
That's because Novès has already released six players back to their clubs, including Paul Jedrasiak, Jonathan Danty and Djibril Camara, all of whom started in Cardiff.
Antoine Burban is also absent through injury so there will be at least four changes to the team.
Yoann Maestri seems the obvious choice in the second row while Wesley Fofana is fit again and should start either on the wing or at centre.
In the back row there are plenty of options between Yacouba Camara, Bernard Le Roux and Loann Goujon.
Novès may go even further though, with Scott Spedding tipped for a start at full-back, while François Trinh-Duc is pushing hard to come in for a first start of the Championship at ten.
It's been a long time since Scotland went into a clash with France with this much confidence, today's decisions could tell us whether that confidence is justified.
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