The coach of the XV of France made his mea culpa and apologized to this player before the match against Italy this Sunday, February 23.
The coach of the XV of France does not have his language in his pocket and assumes his choices and his errors. This is what has certainly made the strength of Fabien Galkié since he was at the head of French rugby. Since the start of the 6 nations 2025 tournament, the former captain of the Blues has made very strong decisions like recalling Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou after the case in Argentina, dismissing Matthieu Jalibert, recalling it again , do without Damian Penaud … The list is long.
Latest “error” to date: his choice to do without a player during the Crunch England – France that the Blues lost in the last second last Saturday. Emilien Gailleton, born in Croydon (southern suburbs of London) of an English mother, made a huge joy of being able to tread the lawn of Twickenham, a true temple of rugby. “It is for me a kid’s dream. In particular in this stadium of Twickenham (…) Any kid who plays rugby dreams of being able to one day crowd the lawn of this mythical stadium. I hope I can do it on Saturday, Especially since my mother will go up to London if I am in the game as well as my brother and two or three uncles, “he explained for Actu Rugby.
Unfortunately, for the Pau player, Fabien Garthié decided not to bring it into play, the only one in this case elsewhere. But no controversy for the player, as he explained at a press conference because the XV coach of France apologized. “Frankly, I understood the staff’s decision not to get in because it was ultra tight. I would have liked to get into play, that’s for sure, but I don’t see who I could have replaced. Fabien Galthié apologized after the match.