6 NATIONS 2022. Fabien Galthié announced on Thursday March 3 the group of 42 players to prepare for the fourth meeting of the Six Nations against Wales on March 11. Note the returns of Gabin Villière, Matthieu Jalibert and Teddy Thomas.
[Mis à jour le 03 mars 2022 à 14h47] Still in the running to achieve the Grand Slam in the VI Nations tournament, the France team will travel to Wales on Friday March 11. This Thursday, March 3, Fabien Galthié, coach of the Blues unveiled a list of 42 players called up to face the Welsh.
Among the returns to report, Gabin Villière, hit in the face during the victory against Ireland and absent against Scotland, returns to the group. Injured during the rally, Teddy Thomas and Matthieu Jalibert are recalled.
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 match.
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:
- 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 Wales in a match that could already look like a small final. Here is the group of 42 called for the meeting:
Hookers: Gaëtan Barlot (Castres), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse).
Pillars: Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Demba Bamba (Lyon), Sipili Falatea (ASM Clermont), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier), Jerome Rey (Lyon).
Second line: Thomas Jolmès (Union. Bordeaux-Bègles) Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Thomas Lavault (La Rochelle), Romain Taofifenua (Lyon), Paul Willemse (Montpellier).
Third line: Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Alexandre Bécognée (Montpellier), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Dylan Cretin (Lyon), François Cros (Toulouse), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse), Jordan Joseph (Pau), Cameron Woki (Bordeaux-Bègles ).
Scrum half: Baptiste Couilloud (Lyon), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Bègles).
Fly-half: Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse).
Centers: Pierre-Louis Barassi (Lyon), Jonathan Danty (La Rochelle), Jules Favre (La Rochelle), Gael Fickou (Racing), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Bègles), Virimi Vakatawa (Racing).
Wingers: Matthis Lebel (Toulouse), Damian Penaud (Clermont), Teddy Thomas (Racing 92), Gabin Villière (Toulon).
Rears: Brice Dulin (La Rochelle), Melvyn Jaminet (Perpignan), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).
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 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.