France coach Marc Lievremont on Sunday reacted to the disappointing 34-12 victory over Fiji by making eight changes to his squad ahead of the one-off test against Argentina in Montpellier next weekend.

Lievremont, whose side at least ended a run of two defeats in beating the Fijians on Saturday in Nantes, admitted to being frustrated by the performance and that there were certain players he would liked to have retained but had dropped in any case for a match against a side that last time they met in June walloped them 41-13.

However, he added he was going to stick to his policy of rotating the squad for the three autumn tests, though he made it clear that veterans Imanol Harinordoquy and Sebastien Chabal were fortunate to be retained after both disappointed in the No8 position.

For Harinordoquy especially it was a disappointing evening as the two-time World Cup veteran had been named captain for the first time and Lievremont expressed his regret that he had to drop Fulgence Ouedraogo from the squad for the Pumas clash even though he had been one of their more impressive performers against Fiji.

"Obviously Fulgence is upset. Also because he was France's best player, certainly the best player from the scrum," said 42-year-old Lievremont.

"He is in top form. He is one of the players on whom I am counting for the future.

"He certainly earned the right from his performance on Saturday to retain his place but we are bringing back the captain (Thierry Dusautoir) and Julien Bonnaire, which is no small thing.