Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP)
Blues coach Fabien Galthié refuses to catch fire after the victory in Wales (27-23) on Saturday, even if he admits that this first success since 2010 in Cardiff, as much as the performance of his men, "is huge".
Q: Are you proud of your players?
A: "This is huge. The players released a game as they knew they could do it. Proud, I don't know if that's the word but we are very happy for these players, who train very hard since the start of the competition, who work very hard with a lot of humility. We are ambitious because we feel the possibility of coming out of big matches, like today. "
Q: Were you surprised by the level displayed by the Blues for 80 minutes, something that had not happened in ages?
A: "We knew that we were able to maintain the intensity, to play like that. The way we work, the standards we study ... We knew that, after these eleven training sessions and these two Tournament matches, we were able to go and play with them until the end of play. "
Q: Do you feel that a team was born today?
A: "It was a group that was born. Of course, a team but, as Charles Ollivon says, we work at 42 during the week. It allows us to work with great intensity, quality ... and this , every day. The best of French rugby comes together for a week, until Thursday noon to prepare for these games. It is the victory of the 42. Today, with all the players who have joined us, it "Almost 55 players came to work with us. It was a group victory."
Q: You're bound to start hearing about Grand Slam.
A: "Today we are so happy, we want so much to enjoy the present moment ... The players are so exhausted, they have given so much ... We are advancing in stages. There we have crossed the stage of this match. Now make way for recovery, the pleasure of spending time together, to redo the match between us in an offbeat way ... I think it's called the third half, right? "
words gathered at a press conference
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