• Indisputable holder of the XV of France, Damian Penaud, affected by the Covid-19, will be absent Friday for Wales-France.

    The Clermont winger will be replaced by Yoram Moefana.

  • The 2nd line replacing Romain Taofifenua was also contaminated, which caused the reorganization of the bench of the Blues.

  • On the other hand, the essential Antoine Dupont, touched Tuesday in training, is available, like winger Gabin Villière, back from injury.

The return of Gabin Villière on the left wing of the XV of France against the Welsh?

It had been done for days.

The presence of Captain Antoine Dupont?

It was highly hoped for, despite the alert to the left arm suffered by the best player in the world on Wednesday in training.

On the other hand, the packages of Damian Penaud and Romain Taofifenua surprised everyone, players and staff included, this Thursday, on the eve of the clash at the Millenium in Cardiff, which should bring the Blues closer to a first Grand Slam for twelve years. .

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According to Fabien Galthié, the Clermont winger, indisputable holder, and the 2nd line Lyonnais, precious "finisher", learned the bad news in the morning, "while packing their bags".

Hence a press conference, initially scheduled at noon sharp, delayed by a quarter of an hour, the time to turn around and “inform the group in writing”, according to manager Raphaël Ibanez.

"It's very violent", according to Galthié

"To have known him, it's violent, very violent", dropped the coach, about his covids.

The sporting consequences: holder on the left of the three-quarter line during the triumph in Scotland (17-36), the Swiss army knife Yoram Moefana switches to the right.

And the bench, usually made up of six forwards and two backs, when Taofifenua can sit on it, goes to a "five + three", with the integration of Toulouse winger Matthis Lebel.

“He had just arrived at Toulouse airport when I called him.

He is coming back this afternoon, ”slipped the sports boss of the XV of France.

The right pillar Mohamed Haouas, former owner of the post of right pillar, wins a folding seat among the substitutes, to the detriment of Demba Bamba.

Possible other infections

Are there likely to be other packages because of Omicron?

"We are preparing for it," said Galthié.

Once again, the famous arrow of time of the XV of France, unchecked after the 2019 World Cup and supposed to reach its target in the final of the 2023 World Cup, suddenly faces headwinds while the barometer was pointing to good weather.

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