2024-03-14 18:01:00
the essential Opposed to the XV de la Rose at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, the Blues will present themselves on Saturday evening in the same configuration as against Wales, including on the bench.
Unless pushed by circumstances, Fabien Galthié rarely changes his team. Whether she wins (a lot) like during her first mandate or whether she gets tripped up like during the first three days of a 2024 Tournament which took on the air of the Stations of the Cross. While it will end tomorrow and his Blues have finally evolved, last Sunday in Cardiff (45-24), at a level worthy of the standards that we have the right to expect from a team of this quality on the paper, it was therefore difficult for him not to renew his confidence in the 23 players at the Principality Stadium. A first for the former scrum half who will experience his 49th match at the head of the XV of France.
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“It’s firstly because of last weekend’s performance, the fact that there are no injured players and the possibility of playing two matches in six days with the same team,” he said. he justified. And to extend: “This allows us to go faster in the preparation. The team won, put in a great performance. This team had played a lot but we chose to do things consistently. We preferred to see this that it was happening on the ground, feeling the energies. It’s the ground that speaks and what we saw there was transcribed again at the Millennium. Everyone fought, no one gave up piece. It’s emulation.”
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Toulouse framework
Thus, with the strong arrival of Emmanuel Meafou, the equally resounding return of Thibaud Flament or the high-flying performance of Thomas Ramos at the opening – “He has a lot of leadership, he is in confidence, he is efficient in mastering strong and weak times” -, the XV of France will maintain a very Toulouse structure since there will be six of them to start the meeting (Cyril Baille and Julien Marchand in the first row, François Cros in third; Peato Mauvaka and Alexandre Roumat are on the bench, without forgetting the reservists Dorian Aldegheri and Matthis Lebel).
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Brilliant for his first start in Wales, Nolann Le Garrec will once again be responsible for guiding the pack while Nicolas Depoortère and Léo Barré will have a second selection within a three-quarter line where Gaël Fickou, who will celebrate his 90th cape, has finally found the flame. So, injecting fresh blood and bringing very (very) high intensity back into training is also good.
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The “6-2” bench which brought real added value last weekend will also be renewed for a test much tougher than the previous one. On the England side, coach Steve Borthwick made a change in Ireland’s winning XV (23-22), Elliot Daly (68 selections) replacing Exeter nugget Immanuel Feyi on the wing. Waboso (21 years old), victim of a head impact at Twickenham where he celebrated his first start.
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