While the Federation, swept away by storms, is now sailing on sight, without a captain at the helm, and the organizing committee for the 2023 World Cup has been sailing in troubled waters for several months, the XV of France is akin to an oasis lost in the middle of the turmoil. Protected until now from the affairs that are shaking French rugby, the Blues are preparing for the Six Nations Tournament in Capbreton, which they won last year, Grand Slam as a bonus.
Manage already well-proven frameworks
Admittedly, they attack it with full confidence thanks to a series of thirteen successes in a row on which they have been surfing since July 17, 2021, the date of their last defeat in Brisbane against Australia (30-33). But they know they can’t rest on their laurels and the worst is ahead of them. Fabien Galthié, who beat all major nations (24 wins) to…