The Blues meet tonight (21h05) Fiji for this last international match of November. Faced with an opponent he has always beaten in 9 confrontations, the XV of France will seek mostly certainties.

There are matches that fall right. That of tonight, between a XV of France in search of confidence and Fijians who have never imposed themselves against the tricolor selection, could be among those. The last confrontation between the two nations, November 8, 2014 at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, had largely turned to the advantage of the Blues (40-15) with five tries, including three signed Teddy Thomas.

Tonight, a new success with the way would allow the French to close these meetings in November on a good note. "If we come out of this tour with two victories, despite this defeat against South Africa, it would be beneficial for everyone, and it would necessarily give confidence," said winger Yoann Huget. Faced with a team composed of strong individualities (Radradra, Nakarawa, Tuisova) but still struggling to find its marks collectively, especially in defense, the opportunity is beautiful.

Master the tempo

But be careful not to overconfidence. "To think that normally we must dominate them, it reminds me last year before the game against Japan and finally we drew (23-23)," warns the pillar Rabah Slimani. If, in the sector of conquest, the Blues must take over, the "Flying Fijians", who beat Uruguay (68-7) and competed for 40 minutes with Scotland before bowing (54- 17), have arguments to make. "They are monstrous, they have qualities out of the ordinary that allow them to make individual differences , " details the back of the Blues Benjamin Fall. "We know their passing capacity after contact, it is a parameter that we will have to master," warns coach Jacques Brunel.

Faced with these players who like to live the ball, the project is clear: master the tempo of the meeting from start to finish. "We must not let them put themselves in place and quickly attack them in defense," Rabah Slimani analysis. "We're going to need a big collective performance," says Yoann Huget. Every time we beat the Fijians it was because our collective had taken over their individualities. "

It was finally John McKee, the New Zealand coach of Fiji, who best sums up the issue of this game: "The French play to go to the World Cup. If they play well on this tour, they will have done halfway to being selected. If they do not play well, then the coach will take a look at other players. "

This Saturday: Italy - New Zealand, Scotland - Argentina, England - Australia, Wales - South Africa, Ireland - USA, Georgia - Tonga, Japan - Russia.