Despite 11 players affected by the coronavirus, to which are added the cases of several members of the staff, the French rugby team should face Scotland during the third day of the VI Nations Tournament.

An incomprehensible decision for Virginie Phulpin.

This is the sports editorial of Virginie Phulpin.

France Ecosse will take place on Sunday in the Six Nations Tournament.

The organizing committee gave the green light yesterday.

It is a largely diminished XV of France who will try to win his third victory in three matches.

For you, since we have to go, let's go, the worst is never certain. 

I thought we had to postpone this match, we talked about it on Tuesday morning.

Because I naively trust the advice of doctors.

And then because a team which has lost 11 positive players to the Covid and whose substitutes have not even been able to train normally this week, it does not really look like the XV of France.

And that slightly distorts the Six Nations Tournament.

But as the new tests carried out on the players still available are negative, the organizing committee of the Tournament gave the green light to the maintenance of this France Scotland on Sunday.

Finally, let's say France bis Scotland if we want to be precise.

Is.

After all, you can't blame the Scots for campaigning to play as planned.

It's fair game, they want to take advantage of the situation.

And they are not the ones who pierced the supposedly hyper efficient health bubble around the France team.

The sports minister asked the French Rugby Federation to conduct an investigation to find out how we got there.

This is its role.

But neither will the players spend days and days looking for the contaminated mole in the group, the notorious patient zero.

So let's go kids, let's do against bad luck and play this game.

Anyway, we have no choice. 

The XV of France will not leave favorite against Scotland?

Instead of the Scots, I would still avoid speaking.

Do you remember the English who spoke of farce and masquerade when they faced the XV of France made up of young people lacking international benchmarks in December?

They had finally come out miraculously after extra time against the small Blues.

With much more relief than disdain.

And there, when I see the Scottish press giving the cover with the same funny titles based on "French Farce", I tell myself that it is decidedly difficult to learn the lessons of the past.

Obviously the Scots have more chances against these Blues bis than against the team they should have faced.

But to bite the substitutes who have everything to prove, we know that it can play tricks.

This XV of France there will lack training, experience, serenity and probably a lot of other things.

But since we said we were doing against bad luck, it is sure that they will put all their heart in this match.

It is also the occasion or never to test the depth of bench of this team.

It's starting to suffice, this story of French Farce!

The French replacements have already shown their pride in the turmoil.

Now is the time to start over.

One More Time.

We may have lost Daft Punk this week, but we can still show what the French Touch is.

Touch, eh, no prank.