For the 3rd day of the 6 nations tournament, France, this Sunday, February 22, goes to Rome to face Italy. Fabien Galkié made strong choices.
Fallen from high in England, in Twickenham, the French team, two weeks after the bad joke across the Channel, wants to bounce back in Italy. For this classic between Latins, Fabien Garthié, still deprived of Romain Ntamack (suspended), changed his team composition. The big losers are called Matthieu Jalibert and Damian Penaud. For the first named, the recent rallies had highlighted a form of downgrading. Thomas Ramos thus recovers the opeler’s position, and Léo Barré takes the back. For the second named, on the other hand, it is a real deflagration as it was one of the basic elements of the XV of France system.
During the press conference, Fabien Garthié justified his two choices: “In the case of Matthew, there is the return of Léo Barré, who performed against Argentina in November then with his club. Regarding Matthew, nothing is not closed. also have a thought for He is a special moment, a moment not easy. […] Since 2020, he has always been holder with us when he was available. He is a player who counts a lot for us, a player in which we have invested. There is no subject or doubts about its level of performance or engagement. But there are choices. We want to develop emulation in all positions, for 2027. “
Beyond the choice of men, the national coach deceived his world on the composition of his replacement bench. For the first time in its history, the Blues will start a game with seven forwards for a single three-quarter. This strategy, very risky in the event of several combined injuries, was democratized by South Africa, especially during the 2023 World Cup: “The concept of risk still exists at our level. It is tactical and I will not Not entering the strategy. So chose a strategy to respond in key sectors where they perform enormously, including ground play. “
This change of bench could cause something funny in the event of physical glitch because Oscar Jégou could take the place of center in the event of injury, unless it is Paul Boudehent as he explained at a press conference. “A priori, for the moment, it was especially Oscar Jegou who trained to play the center in case. Afterwards, if another problem arrived, I could actually stick to it, but it is some Something that doesn’t pose too many problems.
As part of this 3rd day, the 6 nations tournament offers a poster between neighbors: Italy – France. The start of this part will be given at 4:00 p.m.
As is the case for all posters of the 6 nations tournament, you will have a single choice to see this Italy – France. This poster will be broadcast by France Télévisions. You will therefore have to connect to France 2.
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- The XV of the Nazionale for this Italy – France: 15. Allan; 14. Capuozzo, 13. Brex, 12. Menoncello, 11. Gesi; 10. P. Garbisi, 9. Page-ROL; 7. Lamaro (cap.), 8. L. Cannone, 6. Negri; 5. Ruzza, 4. N. Cannone; 3. Ferrari, 2. Lucchesi, 1. Fischetti.
- The starting XV of the Blues for this Italy – France: 15. Barré; 14. Attissogbe, 13. Barassi, 12. Moefana, 11. Bielle-Biarrey: 10. Ramos, 9. Dupont (cap.); 7. BOUDEHENT, 8. Alldritt, 6. CROS; 5. Guillard, 4. Flament; 3. ATONIO, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Big
- Winamax: Italy (12.00) – Null (40.00) – France (1.06).
- Betclic: Italy (10.00) – Difting (40.00) – France (1.07).
- Unibet: Italy (10.50) – Null (40.00) – France (1.06).