SIX NATIONS TEAM NEWSFRANCE HAVE named three uncapped players in their starting XV for Sunday's clash with Italy in Paris. Prop Fabien Barcella, flanker Ibrahim Diarra and centre Yann David have all been handed call-ups as coach Marc Lievremont makes a raft of changes following the defeat to England.

Veteran lock Jerome Thion is selected while young Montpellier flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo returns to the back row, with Julien Bonnaire dropping to the bench. Behind the scrum, Lievremont has gone with an all-Clermont-Auvergne back three by uniting recalled duo Anthony Floch and Julien Malzieu - who have two caps between them - with winger Aurelien Rougerie. David (19) will be partnered by returning Toulouse star Yannick Jauzion in midfield. Dimitri Yachvili is back at scrum-half and will combine with Francois Trinh-Duc at half-back. "We are making a turnover, but keeping the balance in the team," said Lievremont.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made four changes from the team beaten by Wales. Kaine Robertson replaces Alberto Sgarbi on the wing, prop Andrea Lo Cicero replaces Salvatore Perugini, Marco Bortolami comes in for lock Santiago Dellape and Alessandro Zanni fills in for Mauro Bergamasco who has been banned for 13 weeks for placing his finger in Wales fullback Lee Byrne's eye.

FRANCE: (team to play Italy): A Floch; A Rougerie (both Clermont-Auvergne), Y Jauzion (Toulouse), Y David (Bourgoin), J Malzieu (Cler-Auvergne); F Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), D Yachvili (Biarritz); F Barcella (Auch), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), N Mas (Perpignan), L Nallet (Castres, capt), J Thion (Biarritz), F Ouedraogo (Montpellier), I Diarra (Montauban), L Picamoles (Montpellier). Replacements: G Guirado (Perpignan), J-B Poux (Toulouse), A Mela (Albi), J Bonnaire (Cler-Auvergne), J Tomas (Montpellier), D Traille (Biarritz), V Clerc (Toulouse).

ITALY: Andrea Marcato, Kaine Robertson, Gonzalo Canale, Mirco Bergamasco, Ezio Galon, Andrea Masi, Simon Picone, Sergio Parisse (captain), Alessandro Zanni, Josh Sole, Marco Bortolami, Carlo Antonio Del Fava, Martin Castrogiovanni, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero. Replacements: Fabio Ongaro, Carlos Nieto, Salvatore Perugini, Jacobus Erasmus, Pietro Travagli, Enrico Patrizio, Alberto Sgarbi.