The Bleues du rugby face Wales this Saturday at 9 p.m. in Vannes for their first match of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
In a competition shifted because of the Covid-19 and largely remodeled, the French will try to reproduce their performance of 2018 when she had achieved the Grand Slam.
Last week, the Blues of rugby ended their Six Nations Tournament with a defeat against Scotland (23-27) and took second place in the standings.
But for rugby fans, the competition is not really over ... since it is now the turn of the Bleues, the women, to defend the colors of France against Wales this Saturday evening at 9 p.m. in Vannes.
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A remodeled competition
This year there will not be the emulation of a Six Nations Tournament organized at the same time as the men's one.
The female version of the competition was postponed due to the Covid-19 last January.
"It's true that it's always something positive and cool when the different French teams play on the same weekend. It gives French rugby in general a great deal of visibility," Gaëlle Hermet regrets somewhat, the captain of Les Bleues.
"But now, (this situation) will allow to have a continuity with the boys and the supporters to continue to have a competition" to watch.
In addition to being postponed, the Women's Six Nations Tournament has also been reshaped.
It has been reduced to three matches instead of five, with teams split into two groups.
Ultimately, the table is a little less ambitious than the original version.
Despite these changes, Gaëlle Hermet is pleased to have "the chance to play".
"Knowing the current situation, it is important to underline it", she adds.
Like their captain, the French hope that the supporters will be there to support them against Wales.
Support of course from a distance, because the match is behind closed doors.
Still, the Blue have all their chances in this competition.
In 2018, the French won the Grand Slam.