Hossegor (France) (AFP)
Coach Fabien Galthié said Wednesday he was "in no hurry" to choose the new captain of the XV of France, wishing "take the time to get to know the profiles and personalities" of the players before deciding the name of whoever would assume this "very heavy load".
"It is not a subject on which we are in a hurry to make a decision because we have to make a good decision (...) We take the time to get to know the profiles and personalities. Playing and being a captain is something that is prepared and not done by chance, we do not forbid anything in terms of quality and time for reflection, and decision-making "said Galthié in Hossegor (Landes), where the management was met, until Wednesday, for its second working seminar since taking office in early November.
"It is such a responsibility to define the person who can embody this status for the Tournament (of six nations) .We seek the best profile.But above all to identify leaders," said the manager. Raphael Ibanez, former captain of the Blues as Galthie, stating: "We want to try to register in a form of continuity" until the deadline of the World Cup 2023, organized in France.
The name of the successor of Guilhem Guirado, who retired internationally after the World Cup in Japan, will be known at most on January 22, date of the official press conference to launch the Tournament in London.
The left pillar of Bordeaux-Bègles Jefferson Poirot and the third line of Toulon Charles Ollivon are the names that come up frequently.
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