After Gabin Villière's package, Yoram Moefana will play on the left wing of the XV of France on Saturday in Scotland, during the third day of the Six Nations Tournament.
Fabien Galthié has chosen to rely on a pair of centers Fickou – Danty, which has already proven itself.
The coach expects a very physical duel at Murrayfield, against a formation that does not really succeed in his Blues.
Only one change from the great victory over Ireland (30-24) and again, forced and forced.
Following the package of pit bull Gabin Villière, victim of a sinus fracture against the green Erin, the center Jonathan Danty, back from injury, joins the XV of France who will go and maintain his dream of Grand Slam on Saturday in Scotland.
Aligned in the heart of the three-quarter line against the Irish, Yoram Moefana slips on the wing in place of Villière, an almost unprecedented position for the young 21-year-old Bordelo-Béglais.
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“Yoram had a very, very good match against Ireland, launched Fabien Galthié, when justifying a choice already deflowered by his compositions in training, this week in Marcoussis.
He also had a very good start against Italy.
He is performing very well with UBB and in training with us, in the center and on the wing.
We wanted to keep something consistent in the middle of the field.
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A disavowal for pure wingers
Hence the choice to renew a pair of centers Fickou – Danty which has already proven itself.
Too bad for the center of Racing 92 Virimi Vakatawa, a former Blues executive sent home on Thursday evening, or for the professional wingers, none of whom are even on the bench.
Like the Toulousain Matthis Lebel, confined to the little envied status of reservist.
“He always does good training with us, assures the coach.
But we made the decision to play with very strong profiles against very, very physical Scots, with a very direct game articulated around [Finn] Russell.
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“We put the best of the moment on the field in a very strong emulation, thanks to the work of the 42 players [retained at each gathering of the Blues], continues Galthié.
Matthis Lebel, Donovan Taofifenua and Jules Favre contribute to this work.
“But these three who compile only one selection (for Lebel) offer no guarantee at the highest level, which raises the gap in the tank deficit at the winger position behind the tauliers Penaud and Villière.
And in the event of a problem during the match, what to do with only two three-quarters on a bench with six forwards: scrum-half Maxime Lucu and full-back or opener Thomas Ramos?
No problem, Fabien-la-Bricole has the answer, since the opening half Romain Ntamack can slip in the center and Fickou help out on a wing.
“And [the 3rd line] François Cros can be an excellent first center just in case”, assures Galthié.
If we could avoid getting there against the black beast of the Blues, with in particular the setback at Murrayfield in 2020 (28-17), - "a non-match", according to the coach - then that at the Stade de France l last year (23-27)...
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