Saint-Denis (AFP)
There were no injuries in the XV of France in the home stretch leading the Blues to the match against Wales, explained the manager of the Blues Raphaël Ibanez on Friday after the captain's training.
"No particular warning, no worrying sign. Everyone started the session well and everyone ended it very well," assured the former international hooker to the 98 caps after the session.
After leaving Chantilly, where they spent the night on Thursday evening, the 28 players (the 23 of the match sheet plus the reservists) concerned by Saturday's meeting therefore returned to the Stade de France for the traditional "captain's run", led by the third line of Toulon Charles Ollivon.
On the program, a training "which is close to the warm-up scheduled for tomorrow evening (Saturday, Editor's note) to strengthen collective benchmarks," said Ibanez, while emphasizing a session "with a lot of energy and a lot of intensity".
The rest of the day was reserved for care and recovery.
The Blues had been meeting in Marcoussis since Sunday to prepare for the match against XV Le Leek, the first in a series of six games in seven weeks (October 24-December 6).
The last meeting of the XV of France dates from March 8 and a defeat in Scotland (28-17).
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