The coach of the French XV Fabien Galthié revealed this Thursday the starting XV of the Blues who will face England on the fifth and final day of the Tournament, Saturday evening in Lyon (9 p.m.).
The performance and the victory in Cardiff as well as the training performances convinced Fabien Galthié. This Thursday, almost 48 hours before challenging England on the last day of the 6 Nations Tournament, the coach of the French XV revealed the composition of the Blues for the “crunch”.
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Unsurprisingly, the players lined up at the start of the match, Saturday evening (9 p.m.) on the pitch at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, will be the same as those who started in Cardiff last week. Thus, the young Léo Barré, Nicolas Depoortère and Nolann Le Garrec will have a new opportunity to show their qualities. The Racing 92 opener will form the hinge with Toulouse’s Thomas Ramos, author of a new record after his performance against Wales.
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Grégory Alldritt will once again start with the captain’s armband, while the 100% Stade Toulousain pair composed of Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament is renewed. “The goal for everyone is to finish first. We first play to win properly, we will do the math at the end. We play to win, we play to be first in this Tournament”, declared the titular pillar Iuini Atonio yesterday at a press conference.
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Note that the finishers will also be expected, they who contributed to the victory of the Blues last week with tries from Georges-Henri Colombe, Romain Taofifenua and Maxime Lucu in the last quarter of an hour of play.
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The composition of the XV of France against Wales: Barré – Penaud, Fickou, Depoortère, Bielle-Biarrey – (o) Ramos, (m) Le Garrec – Ollivon, Alldritt (cap.), Cros – Meafou, Flament – Atonio, Marchand, Baille.
Substitutes: Mauvaka, S. Taofifenua, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Roumat, Boudehent, Lucu, Moefana