The XV of France will play a decisive match this Saturday evening, at the Stade de France, against Scotland. With one goal: the final victory in the 6 nations 2025 tournament.
Around 11 p.m. Saturday evening, we will know if the XV of France won or not the 6 nations tournament. Opposed to Scotland, the French team obviously leaves with the label of big favorite, especially since the Blues play at home, in “their” stadium of France.
But beware, because France – Scotland has already played very bad tricks to the men of Fabien Galkié in the past and it is not so distant. The dark scenario occurred in 2021 the last time. While the Blues played to win the tournament, the stake of the final victory took over the French. The scenario was simple, they had to win with the offensive bonus and especially by more than 21 points apart. He ended in a resounding failure: France even lost the meeting at the time, 27-23.
Maxime Lucu, factor X
Unfortunately, for this France – Scotland, the tricolor XV will have to do without its star and its captain, Antoine Dupont. Victim of a break in the knee cross ligaments during the shock against Ireland last Saturday, the French will be in the stands to support his partners. The Toulouse stadium player has also decided to stay with the team all week to prepare for this important deadline.
To replace it in this France – Scotland, we will find Maxime Lucu. Coming into play in a very difficult context last week against Ireland, the latter fully contributed to the overwhelming victory of the Blues at Aviva Stadium. A real reference match which rewards the work of the shadow of a player who must be satisfied with the crumbs left by the best player in the world.
But, good news for the XV of France: having Maxime Lucu on the field is very often synonymous with victory. If the statistics are made to be denied, Maxime Lucu lost only once in 26 selections (against Ireland, 17-38, during the 2024 tournament) and displays an unrivaled success rate for France at this level: 96% of victories … Hopefully this statistics continue a few hours more.