why Galthié is the big winner of the November tour, according to Charvet

In the Grandes Gueules du Sport, on RMC, Denis Charvet applauded the evolution of the coach in opening his group to competition for certain key positions on this November tour.

A clean sheet to end the year. After dominating Japan (52-12) at the opening of this autumn tour, the rugby Blues followed up with a prestigious victory against the All Blacks (30-29) before subduing the Argentinian Pumas without trembling (37-23). , Friday evening at the Stade de France. Three successes full of lessons. “The dynamic is good since we won, all that is positive,” said Denis Charvet, who noted “lots of positive things” from this November tour in the Grandes Gueules du Sport, Saturday. Our consultant, like the coach, was delighted with the healthy emulation which seems to reign within the France group. The coach made strong choices, particularly at the opening, with the tenure of Thomas Ramos, who has again played a major role against Argentina last night. The tenure of Charles Ollivon to the detriment of Grégory Alldritt, who was in decline, also paid off.

“A team that never seems to panic”

“Before, he was rather conservative. He showed that he was open, that he was not afraid to take out players. It's great in relation to the dynamic, to the emulation of which he speaks, and which worked very, very well. We saw it yesterday with Ollivon who was exceptional. He created an emulation even though it was not his strong point. I must salute his choices which paid off. a French clinical team. cold. We don't have possession, but every time we have the ball on turnovers, we are very strong on the feet, we are very strong on the hands. We saw it yesterday with players who are starting. to explode. Bielle-Biarrey, we didn't expect him two years ago, he was shy at the World Cup. opening, I wonder how Fabien will do Galthié for the first match of the Tournament. Thomas Ramos seems essential to me in this position. It's almost unexpected what he did. There is also the quiet strength of this team which never seems to panic or doubt.”