France unchanged for World Cup final

Sunday 23 October 2011 19:05 BST

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France coach Marc Lievremont has named an unchanged team for Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand in Auckland.

Lievremont retains the team that edged out Wales 9-8 in a controversial semi-final at Eden Park five days ago.

Wales had captain Sam Warburton sent off after just 18 minutes, but Les Bleus struggled to make their one-man advantage count and were indebted to fly-half Morgan Parra's goalkicking for their victory.

Lievremont will confirm the composition of his replacements' bench later this week.

Team: M Medard; V Clerc, A Rougerie, M Mermoz, A Palisson; M Parra, D Yachvili; J-B Poux, W Servat, N Mas, P Pape, L Nallett, T Dusautoir (capt), J Bonnaire, I Harinordoquy.

Replacements: to be confirmed.

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France unchanged for World Cup final