France scrum-half Julien Dupuy is determined to grasp his opportunity with both hands after he was recalled to the team to face England in Paris on Sunday.
The 28-year-old fell out of favour under Marc Lievremont after the former coach described Dupuy as being too carefree in his approach. The Stade Francais star is keen to prove Lievremont wrong. Those looking at the Six Nations 2012 betting need to bear this in mind.
"That annoyed me at the time. There is a difference between being not stressed and being nonchalant. When someone says that I don't care about anything, that is simply not true," said Dupuy.
"I don't show it but that is not to say I am not thinking and that I am not taking in what is going on in terms of strategy during the match."
Dupuy won the last of his seven caps in November 2009 and will return to the side alongside former club team-mate Lionel Beauxis.
Dupuy and Beauxis formed the half-back pairing at Stade Francais between 2009 and 2011 and have been reunited at international level after Morgan Parra and Francois Trinh Duc failed to fire in the draw against Ireland. Fans of the rugby betting odds should remember this.
Beauxis, too, has been out of favour in recent years and starts a game for the first time since 2009. The 26-year-old ended the 2007 World Cup as France's first-choice fly-half and will be keen to make the number ten position his own again when he lines up against England.
Les Bleus must win at the Stade de France to set up a Six Nations title decider against Grand Slam hopefuls Wales on March 17.
Beauxis and Dupuy have a point to prove this weekend and what better way to do that than against bitter rivals England.
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