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The XV of France, who faces Scotland on Saturday (9:05 pm) for his first prep game at the World Cup (September 20 - November 2), has "a little more keys than before" after a month and a half of preparation, said Friday his captain Jefferson Poirot.

Named captain for the first time to replace Guilhem Guirado, touched ribs, the left pillar intends to lead the Blues in a "participatory" way by leaning on the frames.

Q: Being captain of Bordeaux-Bègles and the XV of France is the same thing?

A: "It's not the same village, it's still a lot of responsibility, but it's still rugby, I tried to quickly put in place the same things I put in Bordeaux. several players, be supported, today we have a lot of experienced players in the group, we have Wesley (Fofana), we have Louis (Picamoles) also who will be on the bench, guys who will help me In the field, it's easy for me too, I really see it like that in a club, I see it like that here too, it's just the village that changes. "

Q: More responsibility, what does it mean?

A: "The first responsibility is to make a big game, we have a captain for four years who has given his body: it will already be trying to be at the level of Guilhem Guirado. the responsibility of the players around us, to keep the coolness of the team at times, to manage situations a little critical, to make the right choices.That's why I like to have relays on the because I do not pretend to be a master of all aspects of rugby, I will need to be helped by my hinge, by experienced players who have experienced more than me in the team. France will be more participative than me alone. "

Q: The staff was reinforced with Fabien Galthié (assistant in charge of the movement and future coach) and Thibault Giroud (physical trainer). What will we see new?

A: "We have clear schematics, we know we have a few more keys than before, we are going to set up properly, try to play a little more structured, we have, I think, more points than the last few months, now we know that everything will not be perfect, it's obvious.It's been a while since we did not play together (march), it's been a while since we did not play No more (the Top 14 ended in June), we all lack a bit of rhythm, but we have to master our rugby as much as possible and build a solid base for each outing. , be a little better. "

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