First match of the Six Nations for the French team which faces Italy.
A few months before its World Cup, the French rugby team officially puts its Grand Slam into play on Sunday February 5 against Italy for the kick-off of the Six Nations tournament. Favorite of the match, the France team will still have to be wary of overconfidence against an Italian team which has been gaining confidence for several years and which remains on an exceptional year 2022 with victories in Wales, against Australia or even Samoa.
For this first game, Fabien Galthie trusts its executives or almost. Tipped to start the 3/4 wing position just a few days after his return against Pau in the Top 14, Gabin Villiere fractured his fibula and is simply out of the tournament. If this is a real blow for the Blues, they have a big reserve at the back since Ethan Dumortier, top scorer in the Top 14, will take his place for his first selection. Note also that Toulouse’s Melvyn Jaminet will not be part of the starting fifteen or even the match sheet for the start of this tournament. The composition: Ramos – Penaud, Moefana, Fickou, Dumortier – (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont (cap) – Ollivon, Alldritt, Jelonch – Willemse, Flament – Atonio, Marchand, Baille
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What is the schedule for the XV of France?
Here is the complete schedule of matches of the XV of France for the 2023 season:
6 Nations Tournament
- Italy – France: 02/05/2023 at 4:00 p.m.
- Ireland – France: 02/11/2023 at 3:15 p.m.
- France – Scotland: 02/25/2023 at 4:00 p.m.
- England – France: 03/11/2023 at 5:45 p.m.
- France – Wales: 03/18/2023 at 3:45 p.m.
Rugby World Cup
- France – New Zealand on Friday September 8 at 9 p.m.
- France – Uruguay on Thursday September 14 at 9 p.m.
- France – Namibia on Thursday September 21 at 9 p.m.
- France – Italy on Friday October 6 at 9 p.m.
Who is the captain of the XV of France?
The captain of the XV of France rugby is the scrum half of Stade Toulousain and best player in the world in 2021, Antoine Dupont.
Who is the coach of the XV of France?
The coach of the XV of France is the former scrum-half Fabien Galthié. Accompanied by his staff and in particular Rafael Ibanez, he has been in office since 2019
Who are the players of the XV of France?
Here is the latest list of the XV of France rugby summoned by the coach of the Blues Fabien Galthié
- Hooker : Gaëtan Barlot (Castres), Teddy Baubigny (Toulon), Julien Marchand (Toulouse).
- Pillar : Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Sipili Falatea (Bordeaux-Bègles), Mohamed Haouas (Montpellier), Dany Priso (Toulon), Reda Wardi (La Rochelle).
- Second-line : Bastien Chalureau (Montpellier), Thibaud Flament (Toulouse), Thomas Jolmes (Bordeaux-Bègles), Thomas Lavault (La Rochelle), Romain Taofifenua (Lyon), Paul Willemse (Montpellier).
- Third-line : Grégory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Alexandre Bécognée (Montpellier), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Yacouba Camara (Montpellier), Dylan Cretin (Lyon), Francois Cros (Toulouse), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse), Sekou Macalou (Stade Français), Charles Ollivon (Toulon).
- scrum half : Leo Coly (Montpellier), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing).
- Opening half : Antoine Hastoy (La Rochelle), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Bègles), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse).
- Center : Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse), Julien Delbouis (French Stadium), Gael Fickou (Racing), Emilien Gailleton (Pau), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Bègles).
- Winger : Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux-Bègles), Ethan Dumortier (Lyon), Matthis Lebel (Toulouse), Damian Penaud (Clermont).
- Back : Romain Buros (Bordeaux-Bègles), Melvyn Jaminet (Toulouse), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse).
What is the ticket office of the XV of France?
If you want to attend the matches of the XV of France, the purchase of tickets takes place on the official platform of the FFR. To access it, you can click on the right link here.
Marcoussis, the training center of the XV of France
Like Clairefontaine for football, the French team is entitled to its official training center. The latter was inaugurated in 2002 and has three natural grass pitches, two synthetic pitches, one of which is covered, and a hybrid pitch. It brings together the training facilities of the French teams and the headquarters of the federation.
What is the record of the XV of France?
- world Cup
- Finalist (1987, 1999, 2011)
- 5 and 6 Nations Tournament
- Winner 26 times: 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2004, 1904, 1904, 1904 , 2007, 2010, 2022
- 10 Grand Slams: 1968, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2022
Who is the best try scorer of the XV of France?
Like Olivier Giroud in football, it is Serge Blanco, called the Pelé of rugby, who is the best try scorer for the XV of France with 38 tries to his credit.