• Fabien Galthié renewed all 15 holders of the victory over Australia (30-29) to start the match against the South African world champions, Saturday in Marseille.

  • Dad in the week, Jonathan Danty retains the confidence of the management of the XV of France.

  • The Rochelais pillar Reda Wardi and the 2nd line Bastien Chalureau should celebrate their first selection against the Springboks coming off the bench.

We don't change anything.

Even if the victory snatched against Australia last weekend at the Stade de France did not have any health walk (30-29), Fabien Galthié decided to renew the same starting fifteen for the shock of this November tour, Saturday against South Africa in Marseille.

A cloud of doubt could float over Jonathan Danty, the center of La Rochelle who became a dad overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, who therefore missed the two high-intensity training sessions scheduled for this week in Marcoussis.

"In a discussion with him, our leaders and the staff, we took the time to weigh the pros and cons," said the coach on Thursday at a press conference.

"Jo did the first and second weeks of preparation with us," continued Galthié.

He played 80 minutes against Australia, he scratched the last ball, he then took the car to La Rochelle and accompanied his wife for the birth of his son Gabriel.

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Danty, who received work to do at home from the staff, “made the decision to join us in Marseille tomorrow [Friday] and to participate in this event which is the match against the world champion.

“The sports boss of the Blues returned to his personal case to justify the merits of his decision, which keeps Yoram Moefana, usual center with the UBB, on the wing and returns Toulouse winger Matthis Lebel to the reserves, who would have been established if Danty had forfeited.

Galthié experienced the same situation as Danty

"My son was born the day after France - Australia [14-13, November 17, 2001], I stayed three days in Paris and I joined the France team in Saint-Etienne for the match against Fiji, recalled Galthié about his son Mathis, current scrum half of Colomiers (Pro D2).

You have incredible strengths, a tenfold potential and you give a lot of strength to your team around you.

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Two important changes occur on the bench, with neophytes who should celebrate their first selection against the Boks: the left pillar Reda Wardi and the 2nd line Bastien Chalureau.

Present in the initial list of 42 players communicated in mid-October, Wardi (27) should have celebrated this cape against Australia.

But a red card received in the Top 14 during the defeat in Toulouse (26-17) on October 23, and the suspension that followed, delayed the debut of Rochelais.

The Toulonnais Dany Priso, substitute against the Wallabies after having long hoped to start the match, is knocked off the sheet.

Chalureau, thirty years old but a beginner

As for Chalureau (30), who landed only on Monday in Marcoussis, he benefits from the injury of Killian Geraci, after that of his Montpellier teammate Paul Willemse, to make an unexpected appearance a few more months ago.

Former player of Toulouse, Perpignan and Nevers, the player trained in Cazères, as Fabien Galthié recalled this Thursday, exploded late, and actively participated in the conquest of the first Brennus Shield of the MHR, last spring.

His "rustic" profile (2.02 m, 118 kg) corresponds well to the brutal challenge that South Africa always offers.

With the Toulonnais Romain Taofifenua, it is a 2nd line of "finishers" of high tonnage who will take over during the match from the lightest holders Thibaud Flament and Cameron Woki.

"For two years in Montpellier, he has taken on a dimension which has allowed him to enter the locker room and go get the jersey", launched Fabien Galthié, taking up in passing one of the elements of language that make the peculiarity of his speech.


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