2023-10-29 12:52:58
Silent since the elimination of France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, coach Fabien Galthié is now called upon to speak.
Obviously, the defeat was hard, and even very hard, to take. While he had been working for several years to do everything possible to take the French XV as high as possible, on the occasion of a 2023 World Cup organized in France, Fabien Galthié failed in his mission. Exited by South Africa in the quarter-finals (28-29), the Blues saw their dream of exploiting themselves on national soil go up in smoke. Since that famous evening of October 15, the coach has chosen to take a step back and give himself some time to rest, just to get rid of the disappointment and recharge his batteries. But after two weeks, some are demanding that the boss of the French XV finally speak.
Some players from the French team have already done so at their level, like Louis Bielle-Biarrey who did not hide his sadness at the failure of this World Cup. This Sunday, it was one of his predecessors on the selection bench who appealed to him. On the waves of RMCPhilippe Saint-André first estimated that “ everyone manages their own communication“, before giving his opinion on what Fabien Galthié should now do. “ I think he needs to debrief. He must also talk about sacred union and ask all of French rugby to continue to make efforts. The clubs have made enormous efforts to leave players available to the France team. »
World champions in 2027
In addition to these two requests, Philippe Saint-André has also already planned for the next World Cup which will take place in four years in Australia. “ We must vote on a new deal between the League, the professional clubs, the French Rugby Federation, it is an agreement for the players. He has to explain that we are going to do everything to be world champions in four years because this generation was very young. Twenty-six years on average while South Africans were practically thirty-one. So I think he needs to debrief and it will happen quickly. » There is no doubt that this advice was already part of Fabien Galthié’s thinking, but he would have at least taken note of the reminder.
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