6 nations 2025. Thomas Ramos-Damian Penaud-Louis Bielle-Biarrey (XV of France): the French “LGV” finally on rails in England?

6 nations 2025. Thomas Ramos-Damian Penaud-Louis Bielle-Biarrey (XV of France): the French “LGV” finally on rails in England?


The golden triangle of the Blues, composed of Thomas Ramos, Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey on the bottom of the field, could only be aligned only one recovery since the 2023 World Cup. And, if doubt Around the attached injury leaves an uncertainty for the Saturday match in England, the talent and the current success of the three men nevertheless salivate …

The connection between Thomas Ramos and Louis Bielle-Biarrey, radiant on the ground during the fall tour, also exists by another bias. That of Damian Penaud. At the beginning of January, when asked in these columns to “LBB” the player who inspired him most today, he answered this: “I would say Thomas Ramos. I may take a few” pieces “in relation to that, but I love the fact that he plays 10-15 and that he is efficient in both positions. I like his Leadership and especially the fact that, in the big games, it is stronger. And the rear to admit very recently, concerning these words, always in Olympic Midi : “It’s very nice of him. It was Damian Penaud who sent me the article first because I hadn’t seen him yet. I therefore imagine that Louis took two or three rooms in Bordeaux (laugh).”

Indeed, from what we know, the former Grenoblois was entitled to a sympathetic chambrage in good standing at the UBB. But it is also the proof that pendant can have finished cement, at least on the human level, the French dream trio, composed of the two Bordeaux wingers and the Toulouse striker.

The maddening statistics of pean

It must be said that, if the two Girondins evolve together in a club and panic all the defenses that cross their path, Ramos and peeaud have known each other very long. If the two men have a year apart, they shared the selections of young people and in particular the World Cup under 20 in 2015, in Italy. Since then, they have remained very close and have been “roommates” in Marcoussis during the gatherings. When we spoke to Ramos of the record of points registered in the French team which approaches for him, and that of tests of which the ex-Clermontois is also very close, he launched elsewhere: “As I told him, I hope he will break his record before me.”

In view of the immense talent of the three men, perceptible both in the exceptional statistics of the two “rockets” (15 trials in 12 games this season for peeaud, 18 trials in 16 games for Bielle-Biarrey) and the single faculty of Ramos to decipher situations and find solutions at the foot or by hand, their association has something to salivate. At least, on paper. Since, in fact, these three only composed the attack triangle of the Blues only one recovery at the start since the end of the World Cup, in eleven games in total. It was in Scotland, on February 10, 2024, during a victory in Murrayfield (20-16) offered by a test, in the 70th minute, of… Louis Bielle-Biarrey. This trident was however that privileged during the 2023 World Cup by Fabien Garthié and his staff. “LBB” had thus doubled Gabin Villière for the meeting against Namibia, for the first of the famous golden triangle, which had been renewed against Italy. On these two meetings, they had in them registered the astounding total of 84 points, more than half of those French (156). Act III of the Ramos-Penaud-LBB combination was more unhappy, during the quarter-final lost against the Springboks…

Thomas has this ability to see the spaces quickly

Since then, the international status of interested parties having been thickened, the trio-attractive symbol of the line of three-quarters Bordelo-Toulousaine-necessarily fantasizes. Already, because it has little equal to the planet. The catch? It is first that Bielle-Biarrey was replacement for the opening of the 6 nations 2024 tournament, then that it was forfeited the third day against Italy, knowing that Ramos was then replaced at the opening to finish competition. If an infection has privately attached to the November tour anyway, Romain Ntamack’s new injury led the usual rear to continue its interim in number 10. And it is on this occasion that the affinities between Bielle-Biarrey and were obvious to him and even diabolical for the opponents. “Thomas has this ability to see the spaces quickly”said “LBB”. And him to devour them, as Ramos points out: “Louis feels rugby, goes very quickly. He dares, tries and offers things. Both, we are well, also because he is often well placed to receive good balloons. When you find yourself in possession of the ball, that there is no one behind, you think of Louis.

The offensive trident was finally expected for this 2025 tournament, which he could not start together … The fault of a new injury, at the toe this time, of Damian Penaud. And if the absence of the latter in the training on Monday was able to throw a doubt, it was partly lifted by William Servat the same evening: “Damian resumed the race work but he was slightly just to train. He will nevertheless be present for Wednesday’s session.” And so, we hope, at Twickenham on Saturday. Where he would relaunch to overtake Serge Blanco in the ranking of the best markers in the history of the XV of France. A hierarchy which, if it continues on its exceptional pace, should one day compose with Bielle-Biarrey. “If I have the opportunity, I’m not going to deprive myself of it, but I still have a lot of tests to scorehe smiled in January. I still have time before I think about breaking the record of Damian Penaud. ” With Ramos to serve you, it may be time to feast gentlemen …

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