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Team News: France unchanged for World Cup final

France coach Marc Lievremont has named an unchanged side to face New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Sunday.

Lievremont has decided to roll out the same team for the third consecutive Test, with Morgan Parra picked at fly-half despite sustaining a neck injury on France's 9-8 semi-final win over Wales on Saturday.

Scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili, centre Aurelien Rougerie and flanker Julien Bonnaire are also named in the starting XV despite being injury worries early this week.

France: Maxime Medard, Vincent Clerc, Aurelien Rougerie, Maxime Mermoz, Alexis Palisson, Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili, Imanol Harinordoquy, Julien Bonnaire, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Lionel Nallet, Pascal Pape, Nicolas Mas, William Servat, Jean-Baptiste Poux

Replacements: To be announced.

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