If the Six Nations tournament sometimes presents the possibility of a gradual rise in power, the 2022 edition does not offer this possibility to anyone, although the Blues have no complaints about having started with the entry more convenient with Italy. But a week later, it’s already Ireland, the other team that brought down the All Blacks in the fall, the other team in full swing for months, as evidenced by the easy victory of the men in green in opening against the Welsh. A defeat would not jeopardize everything, of course, but this French team, which has needed to finally win a tournament since 2010, cannot give up its Grand Slam dreams so soon this year.
Kick-off at 5.45 p.m., time to settle in Saint-Denis. Come many.