The Blues are in Marcoussis to prepare for their huge meeting on Saturday against the English in the 6 Nations Tournament.
Very special week for the XV of France, more than ever on the way to a full card during the 2022 Tournament. To achieve this, only one possible outcome: dominate the English on Saturday evening (9 p.m.) at the Stade de France. A victory that would be synonymous with the tenth Grand Slam, twelve years after the heroes led by coach Marc Lievremont and his captain, Thierry Dusautoir. It was March 20, 2010 and already after a final in Saint-Denis against England. A bitter and indecisive meeting, won by nothing (12-10) thanks to three penalties from Morgan Parra and a drop from François Trinh-Duc. Twelve years to wait, then. The next few hours promise to be long and intense.
From this Monday, the Blues, winners in Cardiff on Friday evening (9-13) against Wales, will train in Marcoussis. Tuesday afternoon, there will be talk of high-intensity training, followed by a press briefing. On Wednesday, intensive indoor sessions with forwards and backs are scheduled in the morning, before another training session in the afternoon and another media meeting.
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Announcement of the composition of the XV of France Thursday
Thursday, Fabien Galthié will reveal at 12 p.m., during a press conference, the composition of the starting XV in charge of beating the English, defeated on Saturday in front of their audience by Ireland (15-32). On Friday, the day before the match, the captain’s traditional training will take place at the Stade de France at 3:30 p.m., followed by the last press briefing from Antoine Dupont and Raphaël Ibanez. Saturday, 9 p.m., the Blues have a date with history at the Stade de France.
