6 NATIONS 2022. Very important match this Saturday February 26 for the Blues who face the XV du Chardon to continue to believe in the Grand Slam.
[Mis à jour le 24 février 2022 à 15h46] With two wins in two games, France is alone in the lead of the Six Nations Tournament and hopes to continue its momentum in Scotland, a land that has been difficult for the Blues to take for a few years. “Two years ago, we suffered our biggest defeat there since we took on this mission (28-17). Eleven points apart, a yellow card, a red card, a non-match, that’s it. We had been overthrown by these Scots, we had not been able or able to find the keys. But it had been a learning curve for us, the staff, and for the team. Since then, we have played the Scots twice. And the last time corresponds to our first defeat at home since the beginning of our mandate (23-27), so it is a team that gives us problems and we are aware of the level that we will have to be able to put in all the sectors of play to compete in a sublime context. The Murrayfield stadium is always extraordinary. We know that 20,000 French people will be traveling, it is not by chance. We have already experienced this once, we have learned a lot. And learning is progress. We have prepared accordingly this week.”
The composition: Jaminet – Penaud, Fickou, Danty, Moefana – Ntamack, Dupont (Cap) – Jelonch, Alldritt, Cros – Willemse, Woki – Atonio, Marchand, Baille.
Replacements: Mauvaka, Gros, Taofifenua, Flament, Cretin, Lucu, Ramos, Bamba.
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 they score at least four tries in the match, 1 defensive bonus point if they lose 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 France TV. 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 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.