Axel May, edited by Manon Fossat 10:59 a.m., February 26, 2022
The France team, the last nation still undefeated in the Six Nations Tournament, can hope to win a first Grand Slam since 2010. To do so, they will have to win this Saturday afternoon in Scotland, before the trip to Wales and the reception of England.
The kick-off of the meeting is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. at Murrayfield, and it is an understatement to say that the Blues are impatient to fight it out.
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After beating Italy and Ireland at home, the XV of France is playing its first away match of the 2022 VI Nations Tournament this Saturday. mythical enclosure of Murrayfield where the Blues experienced the heaviest defeat of the Galthié era two years ago.
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Murrayfield, and its Flower of Scotland… The anthem that tens of thousands of Scottish supporters are about to sing.
Melvyn Jaminet, who in just a few matches has become the indisputable scorer for the French team, has never set foot on the lawn of this legendary stadium.
"Murrayfield is a bit special. I've only seen it on TV and it already gave me some chills, so obviously I can't wait to discover it in real life", he confides at the microphone of Europe 1.
Many French supporters at the rendezvous
Two years ago, just before the health crisis turned the planet upside down, the Blues lost in the lair of the Scots (17-28).
"A non-match", remembers coach Fabien Galthié.
But it is also in defeat that we learn.
"To learn is to progress and to understand. And I think we have learned a lot, we have tried to understand and we have prepared accordingly this week," he said.
And then if the XV of France does not know what to expect at Murrayfield, it can always count on the support of many French supporters who have made the trip to Edinburgh.