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"The past, I don't care". Neither the scruffy scrums of the World Cup, nor the liabilities of its players interest him. France team front coach William Servat is focused on the present, as he explained on Tuesday, after intense training for the Blues in Nice.

Q: Jefferson Poirot talked about the World Cup scrums, saying that he had watched videos and was collapsed by the level ...

A: "I tell you very honestly, I did not watch with the players any video on the scrum of the World Cup. I made a return with Jefferson in club, when I met him, on the technique but I didn’t make any judgments and looked at the work of my predecessors. We don’t have the same way of doing things and judging from a fray without knowing what they were doing, I don’t I wouldn’t allow it. Everyone has their own way of understanding it. Of course, I have convictions, I have directions ... "

Q: Do the words of Eddie Jones, who announced that "never the young Blues have been confronted with such intensity and such physical violence", make you smile? Or do you worry?

A: "If Eddie Jones tries to hammer Romain Taofifenua, I'm not sure he wins! (Smile) Rugby matches today of course there is intensity. Everyone is waiting this fight ... After that, he certainly has more experience than us. We, we remain a little more modest. "

Q: A word about Mohamed Haouas, the pillar of Montpellier, who is making a big impression this week in Nice.

A: "We were lucky to be able to visit the players in the club, to be able to meet them, to chat with them. I went to Montpellier four times, I met him, I had many discussions with him, but I haven't discovered it nor rediscovered it. It’s the front player from Montpellier who has the best travel and activity statistics for the match. He’s a straight pillar profile who is able to catch up three-quarters that sometimes break through ... After, very clearly, the past (Haouas got into trouble with the justice system when he was young, Editor's note), I don't care. player I met, the person I met. He's a very respectful guy, always on time on all dates. He got into the group very quickly: he's funny, guys like to be with him and know he's a brave guy. He's an incredible listener, he takes part in everything. After the performance, we'll see. It will be different hose, we will wait until we get to the match, but it's a pleasure to have this player. "

Comments gathered at a press conference

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