Axel May / Photo credit: Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP 9:45 a.m., March 10, 2024
This Sunday, at 4 p.m., the French XV faces Wales for the fourth day of the Six Nations Tournament.
An important match for the Blues, after a hesitant start, but also for the Welsh, who have not won a single match since the start of the competition.
For the fourth day of the Six Nations Tournament, France faces Wales in Cardiff this Sunday at 4 p.m.
The opportunity to regain good momentum after a more hesitant start.
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If the France team has been in difficulty since the start of the tournament, with a rout against Ireland, a narrow success in Scotland and a draw against Italy, Wales is doing even worse.
The Welsh team has had to face three defeats in a row and it is a team undergoing reconstruction, rejuvenated, which will welcome the Blues in its lair of the Millennium, with the roof closed, considered one of the most beautiful rugby stadiums in the world. world.
Upheaval in the workforce
The coach of the XV of France, Fabien Galthié, warned his men.
"We're going to face a young team, with this culture of bravery, commitment and talent. And we're going to play in the Millennium in the middle of the city of Cardiff, a kind of beating heart of this country. That's a little context,” he warned.
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For this match, Fabien Galthié made an unusual shake-up of his squad with eight changes compared to the starters against Italy two weeks ago.
Among the starting fifteen in Cardiff, there will be three novices: full-back Léo Barré, the impressive second row Emmanuel Meafou and center Nicolas Depoortère.
“I want the players who celebrate their first selection to be able to keep very good memories of it,” commented captain Gregory Alldritt.
Understand: we will have to win.