INTERVIEW – At 24, the UBB center, long the Swiss army knife of the French attack, declares himself “ready to take on more responsibilities”. This is good, Fabien Galthié finally makes it his first choice.
For a long time, the player from Futuna avoided the interview exercise. Too complicated for this reserved guy. But his manager at UBB, Yannick Bru, encouraged him to open up, to take more responsibility in order, at 24, to change status to the French team. Selected at each gathering by Fabien Galthié since the end of 2020 – “ a real mark of confidence, a pride and an honor for me », underlines Yoram Moefana at Figaro – he already has 29 selections under the blue jersey. But too often to compensate for a loss or come off the substitutes’ bench.
For this tour which should launch the French XV towards the 2027 World Cup, the coach has finally made him his first choice for the center position. The time to assert itself seems to have come for the Bordeaux native with his impressive thighs. During the interview, he applies himself while nervously fiddling with his shoulders. As he takes leave, he asks: “ I hope I have…
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