As of Monday, the coach of the XV of France had targeted the trip to Twickenham as “the right time to do something”.
The FFR has delivered its now traditional video montage of the week of the Blues. And this new episode of Mêlées Destinies confirms what the players revealed after their triumph, 53-10, at Twickenham (where the biggest victory dates back to 1951, their first in the Temple, 3 to 11…): they had targeted this Crunch to strike the spirits.
Starting Monday, Fabien Galthié had set the tone of the week. “We haven’t done the feat yet. At each tournament, we have to do something. I think it’s a good time to do something. We have to get ready to do something. Frankly, it’s “average” for the moment. It’s good but compared to our ambition – we want to be number one in the world and we are number two – we need to achieve something!»
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A message relayed by the captain, Antoine Dupont, in the locker room before kick-off. “Since the beginning we are only at 60% of what we know how to do. If there’s ever a time to shake your , it’s now! »
We also discover the words of the guest of the week, handball player Nikola Karabatic. The latter brought them his four Olympic medals (3 gold and 1 silver) to show them the reward for work and excellence. “A very inspiring and touching speech “, Appreciated the Toulouse third line François Cros. The champion then posed for a few photos with the Blues.