Reminder of the two compositions!
XV of France: mos – Penaud, Fickou, Danty, Moefana – (o) Jalibert, (m) Lucu – Ollivon, Alldritt (cap), Cros – Willemse, Gabrillagues – Atonio, Mauvaka, Baille.
Substitutes: Marchand, Wardi, Aldegheri, Woki, P.Tuilagi, Boudehent, Le Garrec, Bielle-Biarrey.
XV of Ireland: Keenan – Nash, Henshaw, Aki, Lowe – (o) Crowley, (m) Gibson-Park – Van der Flier, Doris, O’Mahony (cap.) – Beirne, McCarthy – Furlong, Sheehan, Porter.
Substitutes : Kelleher, Healy, Bealham, Ryan, Baird, Conan, Murray, Frawley
O’Driscoll sees the Blues as favorites
Brian O’Driscoll, Irish rugby legend, sees the Blues too strong for Ireland tonight… and for everyone else in this Tournament: “I don’t think the Irish will win”, he confided at TNT. “I think the French team will be too strong for everyone in this Tournament.”
“We appreciate the pressure, we are solid!”, why the Blues are eagerly awaited
One of the challenges of the inaugural France-Ireland clash? Don’t crack under pressure. The Blues make no secret of it, they know the expectations they generate after their elimination in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. But they assure us: it is an element of motivation.
>> “We appreciate the pressure, we are solid!”, why the Blues are eagerly awaited
The Vélodrome, this exciting rugby stadium dear to the Blues
The French XV launches into the VI Nations Tournament on Friday with the reception of Ireland at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille. In the den of OM, the Blues will try once again to shine and take advantage of the immense fervor of the supporters.
RMC Sport tells you about the great days of rugby in the bustling Vélodrome.
Without Dupont, Farrell and Sexton, who will be the stars of the Tournament?
The Six Nations Tournament begins this Friday with a tantalizing duel between France and Ireland in Marseille. A clash between the two best teams in the Northern Hemisphere who will try to launch a new cycle after the 2023 World Cup.
RMC Sport and its consultant Denis Charvet have drawn up a list of stars who could well make us forget the absences of Antoine Dupont, Owen Farrell or the newly retired Jonathan Sexton.
Hello and welcome to this live match
Come on, we forget everything, this premature and cruel end to the World Cup against South Africa, this transformation countered by Kolbe, these endless discussions on refereeing, return to the game with the start of the VI tournament Nations, the clash between the two favorites, Ireland, second nation in the world, and France, 4th. Both teams are deprived of their playing master: no Sexton, retired, for Ireland, no Dupont, who left to play 7, for France.
Gregory Alldritt is the new captain of the Blues, and he will have to find the words to bring his partners up to the physical challenge that awaits them on the pitch of the Stade Vélodrome this Friday evening, where we should also see the return of the new attraction for the Blues, the young second-row Posolo Tuilagi, who does not yet have his French passport, but who has had a great time with the French U20 team. Kick-off at 9 p.m. The match is broadcast on France 2. To be followed of course on the radio on RMC. And live commentary on the RMC Sport website and app.