The visitors suffered a big blow after 35 minutes when Lamb limped off, forcing a reshuffle in which Lesley Vainikolo came on and Barkley switched to fly-half and James Simpson-Daniel to centre in the reshuffle.

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In a minor reshuffle that may not preclude a bigger one later in the year, Mr Sarkozy retained all the big names.

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