The Blues are at the antipodes to play three matches against the Wallabies, double world champions (1991, 1999), with a workforce very overhauled due to the absence of many senior players. But they had shaken England, vice-champion of the world, in early December at Twickenham in the final of the Autumn Nations Cup (defeat 22-19 AD), with a second team. Holder during this match, Anthony Jelonch estimated during a press briefing that the context is “a little different” in Australia, “because now they know that the France team is able to titillate the big teams, even when she has, as some say, team 2 or 3 “.
“All the players will want to do it again tomorrow (Wednesday) and to please all the supporters”, continued the third line of 24 years (8 selections), appointed captain in the absence of Charles Ollivon, injured in a knee . Two neophytes are established for this first test against Australia, the hooker of Castres Gaëtan Barlot and the back of Perpignan Melvyn Jaminet, from the Pro D2. Five other novices appear on the bench (Anthony Etrillard, Quentin Walcker, Sipili Falatea, Teddy Iribaren, Florent Vanverberghe).
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“Finding the right balance”
“There is a part of emotion which is not negligible when one puts on the jersey of the France team for the first time”, underlined the general manager Raphaël Ibanez, himself a former captain of the Blues. “This emotion must be positive, it must allow the players to transcend themselves (…) to find the right balance to take action and stay focused on the strategy that we have sought to put in place with them”, he added. Subject to a strict health protocol on his arrival in Australia, the XV of France completed his fortnight in Sydney, where the meeting should initially have taken place, and was able to reach Brisbane on Tuesday where the match was finally moved for reasons related to the Covid-19.
“It is the permanent adaptation (…) We managed to come out of our quarantine, (to make) a trip of nearly three hours before carrying out a” captain’s run “(training of the captain, day before the match) rather late the day before an international match. It’s pretty crazy what’s going on here. And despite everything, we have determined players ready for tomorrow (Wednesday). ” The other two tests are scheduled for July 13 in Melbourne and July 17 in Brisbane.
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Florent Vanverberghe package
The second line of Castres Florent Vanverberghe, retained for the first time, as a replacement, with the XV of France for the duel against Australia on Wednesday, is injured in a hip and replaced by Cyril Cazeaux, announced Tuesday the French Federation of rugby. At 26, Cazeaux, who plays at Bordeaux-Bègles, has two selections for the blue jersey, the last during the Six Nations Tournament, on March 13 against England at Twickenham (23-20 defeat).
