We decided to rely on the players who gave us full satisfaction in November against South Africa and Australia when they were available.
We have won 13 out of 15 matches in the tournament in three years, we are unbeaten at home in seven matches since last November and we have beaten the tries record.
We will count on the team from November but competition still exists within the group and that's for the best.
We wanted to select him in July and in November but he was ruled out through injuries. We are glad to give him a new opportunity to prove his worth.
We are of course sorry for Thomas because he made a great comeback in November but he pulled a thigh muscle on Saturday in the Heineken Cup match against Biarritz. We talked to him this morning and he told us he should be fit again in two weeks.