Less than 48 hours after the match between France and Argentina, in Saint-Denis, the context is thickening around certain staff choices. One of the most surprising is surely the absence of Rochelais Grégory Alldritt from the match sheetthis Friday, November 22.
XV of France. Alldritt on the verge of snatching an impressive record from a Toulouse player
After the meeting, the coach of the sidelines and specific tasks Laurent Sempéré met the Olympic Midday. During an interview, he detailed the situation in which Grégory Alldritt found himself with the XV of France.
Clearly, the member of the Blues staff explains that number 8 has not completely lost his place in Blue. For him, it is mainly due to the motivation, development and good form of Charles Ollivon during the fall. Unlike the Rochelais, the Toulonnais returned to the match sheet and among the starters throughout the matches.
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Thus, the destiny of the players seems linked on this tour, but the staff of the XV of France do not want to talk about hierarchy between the two. More precisely, the former Stade Français coach argues as follows:
(Charles Ollivon) had a very classy attitude. He first returned to the club to play in the Top 14. He then came on as a substitute against the Blacks, he had a very good start which allowed him to start against Argentina. Anything but a coincidence. It's linked to his attitude and it's a great example for the group.[…] (This situation) above all shows the wealth of our workforce. Greg started in the first two matches, Charles showed that we had to reckon with him. Therefore, Greg came out. But it's just emulation. They remain two important leaders of the team.”
Following the interview, the journalist from Olympic Midday shift on the notion of continuity, regularly put forward during Fabien Galthié's first mandate. He asks in particular if it is still a priority or if the fit man policy has definitely taken over. He then confides that “the balance between these two notions is important.”
According to him, the players did not “a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads in every match.“The desire to modify the Blues group would like to be more fluid and less punitive than it may seem about some players. “Fabien is very attached to his players and to this concept.[…] It's not a radical change, it's just an evolution”, argues Laurent Sempéré.
Victorious in his three Autumn Nations Series matches, The French XV is now aiming towards the 2025 VI Nations Tournament. With three trips (England, Ireland and Italy), conquering the title promises to be particularly complicated, but Fabien Galthié and his players seem determined to once again crown this great generation of French rugby.
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