6 NATIONS 2022. Thanks to its resounding victory in Scotland on Saturday February 26, the Blues are more than ever in the race for the Grand Slam.
[Mis à jour le 28 février 2022 à 08h22] There were all the ingredients for a trap match, but in Scotland, France showed that they were probably one of the best nations in the world today. Thanks once again to a good start to the match and above all a stratospheric second half, the French team played their rugby to win 36-17. “There are key moments in this match. Especially this Scottish restart before half-time where we are in difficulty but Hogg goes forward (38th) and behind we manage to score in stoppage time in the first period. We go from +2 to +9. At the start of the second period, we notice a counter. It allowed us to get through this difficult moment in the first half. Then the Scots gave up a bit. Rugby is a game of transition and it is part of our permanent work in training to exploit the qualities of the players, this feeling and this ability to quickly transform from defender to attacker. It’s true that today (Saturday) we were very effective and we played the counter shots well with very relevant decisions with the ball in hand and effective support too” analyzed Fabien Galthié at a press conference.
The classification of the 6 Nations Tournament is established as follows: victory is worth 4 points, a draw 2 points and a defeat 0 point. Each of the six teams can also collect bonus points: 1 offensive bonus point if it scores at least four tries in the match, 1 defensive bonus point if it loses the match with a maximum gap of seven points. Finally, if one of the selection achieves the Grand Slam, it is granted an additional bonus of 3 points. In the event of a tie at the end of the tournament, the teams were decided on the basis of the difference in points per game.
The schedule of matches for the 6 Nations Tournament is established over five days. Each team meets its opponents only once. For this 2022 edition, France travels only twice (since it had received twice during the previous edition). The schedule of matches in 2022:
- 3rd day – Saturday 26 February: Scotland – France, England – Wales. Sunday February 27: Ireland – Italy.
- 4th day – Friday 11 March: Wales – France. Saturday March 12: Italy – Scotland, England – Ireland.
- 5th day – Saturday March 19: France – England, Wales – Italy, Ireland – Scotland.
On the next day, the Blues will face Ireland in a match that could already look like a small final. For the occasion, 14 new players were called up:
- Daniel BIBI BIZIWU
- Paul BOUDEHENT
- Ibrahim DIALLO
- Jules FAVRE
- Thibaud FLAMENT
- Thomas LAVAULT
- Sekou MACALOU
- Yoan TANGA
- Donovan TAOFIFENUA
- Brice DULIN
- Antoine HASTOY
- Matthis LEBEL
- Virimi VAKATAWA
- Tani VILI
In France, the matches of this 2022 6 Nations Tournament will be broadcast on FranceTV. The pair made up of Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yachvili, accompanied by Cécile Grès for the interviews on the sidelines, will be on commentary for nine matches in the competition, including all those of the Blues, scheduled on France 2. For the other matches, the broadcast will also be available on the antennas of France TV, with the Laurent Bellet – Jérôme Cazalbou duo on the microphone.
You can get a ticket for the 2022 6 Nations Tournament by going to the official website of the French Rugby Federation. Several matches are still available with prices ranging from 13 to 120 euros for the match against Italy and from 25 to 155 euros for the match against Ireland. On the other hand, the shock against England is no longer bookable.