Fabien Galthié's praise for one of his players

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While the staff of the XV of France announced their team composition for the match against Argentina, the coach Fabien Galthié took advantage of the press conference to address a beautiful tribute to one of its players very prominent during the Blues' match against the All Blacks.

Fabien Galthié's praise for George-Henri Colombe

Lasting 70 minutes in a very high intensity match against the All Blacks is a task that would intimidate any player. You only have to see the state in which Louis Bielle-Biarrey ended up, vomiting his guts and guts on the pitch of the Stade de France at the final whistle, to realize this.

So imagine for a player of the size of George-Henri Colombe, obliged to enter the game from the 10^e minute following Tevita Tatafu's early injury. And even if he was pushed around in the scrum, the Rochelais did better than keep up. Which earned him the praise of Fabien Galthié two days from France – Argentina.

“What he did against the All Blacks, I think we need to talk about it, about his performance, you know the context, he was ill, he had never played more than 70 minutes, whether at club or in the French team, and against the All Blacks, he played 70 minutes,” began the coach.

For Georges-Henri, it was the Himalayas, it was the precipice, it was an incredible challenge. And in this part, he was accompanied by all the players who came to look for him, to encourage him. As a symbol, it is he who blocks the last action of the match. He is a player who is revealing himself, in difficulty, in the right foot position, the most difficult in rugby.

The right pillars of the XV of France in the spotlight

George-Henri Colombe is not the only right-hander to have received a nod from Fabien Galthié. In a position that could not be more thankless, it must be admitted, these colossi are rarely in the spotlight. With the Blues this week, they are.

“I could also talk about the return of Uini Antonio, who is a bit like his big brother, his dad, his uncle, who we looked after for 4 weeks. I would like to salute, unfortunately, the injury of Tevita, who was unlucky, who started 8 minutes of incredible rugby. He is unlucky because he gets injured very quickly on the first action. I will salute the potential of Tevita, he was really ready, he understood the international level, I would like to tell him that we are counting on him for the 2025 Tournament,” concluded the technician.

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