Fabien Galthié, the coach of the XV of France, would have violated the health protocol during the rally in Marcoussis.

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And if the person in charge of the complicated health situation within the XV of France was… the coach himself?

Without going so far as to say that he is the only one at the origin of the 15 cases of Covid-19 identified in the whole group (including eleven players) the week following the victory of the Blues in Ireland (15-13) on February 14,

L'Equipe

du jour tells us that Fabien Galthié violated the health protocol on several occasions in the days preceding this meeting.

Very uplifted players

The daily relies on "many internal sources" for this statement.

The players know it well, and the designation by Serge Simon in

Midi Olympique

of one of the physical trainers as patient zero of the cluster does not pass.

L'Equipe reported

latent anger within the group, especially since Galthié was keen from the start to place his mandate under the sign of respect for the famous "rules of life", essential to the development of the group.

“All my actions comply with health protocol.

I do not understand these unjustified accusations, ”Galthié replied to the newspaper.

In any case, it is a period of great tension at CNR Marcoussis, when there is a match against Scotland to prepare.

Match against Scotland should be continued

The match counting for the 3rd day of the VI Nations Tournament should indeed go well.

The Organizing Committee will announce its decision on Wednesday, but the fact that no new Covid case was detected Tuesday evening in the France group, for the second day in a row, suggests that the match will take place as planned.

The XV of France will be deprived of more than half of its holders, but it can only blame itself.

Until then, it will still be necessary to ensure that the chain of contamination is indeed broken.

The Minister Delegate for Sports Roxana Maracineanu, who met Monday with the President of the FFR Bernard Laporte, "asked that his cabinet be sent a daily report on the results of the members of the French delegation, who are now tested every evening, ”according to a message sent to AFP.

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