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Jégou, Auradou and Jalibert… Surprises announced

Fabien Galthié will announce his list of 42 players for the 6 Nations Tournament with several returns…

The 6 Nations Tournament begins on January 31 with a prime time match between and Wales from the Stade de France. Before the final list, Fabien Galthié will announce Wednesday January 15 the 42 players who will begin preparation for the tournament. Several surprises are expected in the face of a cascade of packages.

The first sensation is the return of Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou after the affair in Argentina and the dismissal pronounced last December. On a sporting level, the first named has been impeccable since his return with his team from , achieving remarkable performances, in particular by his trainer Ronan O'Gara. “He’s performing well, he’s been through an extremely difficult personal period, but now there’s a lot more sunshine for him.” Hugo Auradou, on the other hand, has been a little more discreet with since the end of the affair. But their return coincides with the wish of the president of the FFR. “If their sporting performances allow it, they will potentially be selected to play again in the French team” launched Florian Grill.

Another announced return, that of Mathieu Jalibert who had left the XV of France during the autumn tour, barred by competition. But for Fabien Galthié, there is no controversy. “There was a decision to switch to 6-2 on the bench, with Antoine Dupont covering at fly-half. Matthieu expressed his state of mind, he verbalized his needs. When I asked him if returning to was better for him and for the team, he said yes There is a Matthieu Jalibert story, not a controversy. We need Matthieu Jalibert because the more potential a player has, the more essential he is. is clear: be a player on the France team until at least 2027.”

Several packages and uncertainties

For this 6 Nations, Fabien Galthié will have to deal with everyone's physical problems. Charles Ollivon (ruptured cruciate knee ligaments, season ended) and Gaël Fickou (thumb operation, unavailable until the end of February) will not be present, as will Posolo Tuilagi, victim of a tibia-fibula injury at the end of September, or even Demba Bamba ( Racing 92) and Sipili Falatea (UBB), recovering from their injuries. You can add to the list, the uncertainty around Uini Atonio (knee) and Reda Wardi (ribs) who were affected on Sunday in the Champions Cup or even Romain Buros (ankle) and Alexandre Roumat (calf injury).

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