This Tuesday in the middle of the afternoon, Fabien Galthié will reveal the names of the 42 players selected to prepare for the Six Nations Tournament. Some returns are expected as well as a handful of new faces.
A statement sent around 4 p.m. This is how the coach of the XV of France, Fabien Galthié, will reveal the 42 players selected to prepare for the Six Nations Tournament. Which will begin, for the XV of France, with the reception of Italy in Saint-Denis on Sunday February 6.
According to the indiscretions of Midi Olympique, some executives, absent for injuries during the November tour, will make their return: the second line Bernard Le Roux, the center Virimi Vakatawa (although not in his best form in recent months) and winger Teddy Thomas, all three playing for Racing 92. La Rochelle hooker Pierre Bourgarit is on waivers with Castrais Gaëtan Barlot for a jump seat behind the two Toulousains Julien Marchand and Peato Mauvaka.
Serin not recalled, Jalibert package
On the other hand, Baptiste Serin should not be recalled, the staff being satisfied with the linings of Antoine Dupont during the November tour, the Bordelais Maxime Lucu and the Lyonnais Baptiste Couilloud. Dupont, precisely, will be present in this list. After causing concern, the scrum half and captain of the Blues is better. The knee infiltration performed during the holidays paid off. He resumed training with Stade Toulousain on Monday and should return to the field on Saturday for the reception of Cardiff.
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Matthieu Jalibert, hit in the right thigh on Sunday during the UBB match against the Scarlets, could miss the first part of the double preparation camp (from January 23 within the 1is REC in Marseille, then in Aubagne until February 4). Affected by a quadriceps, the Bordeaux opener will be unavailable for two weeks. So just find the ground to be able to apply for France-Italy on February 6. Unless the management spares him this race against time and lets him recover quietly in view of France-Ireland a week later…
Boudehent, Tanga, Favre: more novices in blue
If he were to forfeit, Fabien Galthié and his assistants would be tempted, to replace him, to call Léo Berdeu (alongside Romain Ntamack and Antoine Hastoy). The young Lyon opener, very prominent in recent weeks, would thus obtain his first summons.
On the new side precisely, they will be less numerous, the group tightening a little more at each deadline. According to Midi Olympique, three players could be called up for the first time: the third-lines Paul Boudehent (Stade Rochelais) and Yoan Tanga (Racing 92), as well as the versatile three-quarters from La Rochelle Jules Favre.
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