• 2nd row Thibaud Flament will celebrate his first selection on Saturday during France-Argentina, while Melvyn Jaminet, revelation of the tour in Australia, will start at the back.

  • The promotion of these young players is accompanied by the dismissal of executives Bernard Le Roux and Brice Dulin in their respective clubs.

  • If the hierarchy is not fixed, this is not a good sign for the two thirty-something, as part of the preparation for the 2023 World Cup.

The XV of France to challenge Argentina on Saturday in Saint-Denis had already "fled", the 14 players returned to their homes had been known since the day before.

Coach Fabien Galthié and manager Raphaël Ibañez were therefore mainly expected this Thursday noon in Marcoussis to justify their choices.

They discussed more or less at length on the Jalibert-Ntamack association, on the tenure of the right pillar Mohamed Haouas and the winger Gabin Villière, just recovered from their respective glitches, or on the choice of placing the 3rd row Grégory Alldritt among the replacements (or rather the "finishers", sorry).

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The future first cape of the Toulouse UFO Thibaud Flament (24 years old) was necessarily also commented on by Galthié who greeted this 2nd line passed through Belgium, England and Argentina, who "fell asleep with the poster of the French team ”, child.

His arrival coincides with the ousting of Racingman Bernard Le Roux, hitherto indisputable part of the Lot coach, but who this time is neither among the replacements, nor among the reservists.

Jaminet promoted to scorer

The oldest of the group (32 years old, 47 caps) suffered the same fate as the Rochelais back Brice Dulin (31 years old, 36 caps), victim of another meteorite of French rugby, the Perpignanais Melvyn Jaminet (22 years old). , 3 caps), promoted to scorer against the Pumas.

“There are always changes, philosopher Galthié.

In Australia, the team has moved, during the Tournament, it moves.

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Yes, but Le Roux, all the same… “He has given us a lot in his profile in previous seasons, he is part of a group and pushes for competition.

In other words, his qualities lead others, including Flament, to surpass themselves.

And, in the end, to overtake the South African by birth.

As for the number 15 position, "Melvyn jumped at the chance in Australia, with three very competitive test matches", Judge Galthié for whom Dulin, too, "is part of the group".

But that of the 42 players summoned initially, not even that of the reservists, unlike another competitor, Toulouse Thomas Ramos.

As in football, everything goes very quickly in rugby, to the rhythm of misshapen and loose knees.

Nothing says that the route will not turn soon in favor of the Racingman and the Rochelais, from the second test against Georgia, for example, before the summit against the All Blacks.

But more than ever, it does not seem good to be already "too old" in this XV of France (which will display 25 years and 17 selections on average against the Pumas), entirely turned towards its World Cup, in two years.

Among the 23, only the 2nd row from Toulon replacing Romain Taofifenua, not perceived as a potential holder, exceeded the fateful bar of thirty.

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