6 NATIONS 2022. Fabien Galthié announced this Wednesday March 9 the composition of the XV of France which will face Wales on Friday March 11. Tested positive for Covid this Thursday morning, Damian Penaud and Romain Taofifenua will not be traveling to Cardiff. Gabin Villière will be present.
[Mis à jour le 09 mars 2022 à 12h41] Bad news for the XV of France. Damian Penaud and Romain Taofifenua tested positive for Covid this Wednesday, March 9. The two internationals will not be traveling to Cardiff where the Blues face Wales on Friday March 11 at 9:00 p.m. In a press conference, Fabien Galthié said he was considering other absences: “We are preparing for other potential packages. We will see if we are retested or not. We are preparing for other possible absences. We are very sad for the two players dismissed.”
The coach of the XV of France has revealed his composition with Antoine Dupont and Yoram Moefana who replaces the Clermont winger Damian Penaud. Note the return to the wing of Gabin Villière, injured in the face during the victory against Ireland. In Cardiff, the Blues are aiming for a fourth victory in four games to continue believing in the Grand Slam. Deputy to Fabien Galthié, Raphaël Ibanez does not want to underestimate the Welsh: “The status of challenger or favorite has no impact. The word that comes to mind for the Welsh is respect. They have won the Tournament several times in recent years. This is not the case for France. “
The XV of France against Wales: Jaminet – Moefana, Fickou, Danty, Villière – (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont (cap) – Jelonch, Alldritt, Cros – Willemse, Woki – Atonio, Marchand, Baille.
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 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 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.