During the test match between the French XV and Japan, the performance of TF1 commentators, Stefan Etcheverry and Thomas Lombard, was widely criticized on social networks.
You'll have to get used to it. France 2 is no longer the exclusive broadcaster of the French XV, because the excellent audiences achieved by French rugby have led TF1 to get involved in the battle for the Blues.
After broadcasting several matches of Fabien Galthié's men during the last World Cup, the channel recovered the rights to the fall tournament of the XV of France, which began on Saturday evening with a great success for Antoine Dupont and his teammates against Japan (52-12).
On this occasion, TF1 decided to change its commentator duo, doing without the François Trillo-Benjamin Kayser pair in favor of a Stefan Etcheverry-Thomas Lombard pair. On paper, this team was promising, Etcheverry being a great connoisseur of rugby, after his long years at Canal+, and his past as a former good level player (Austrian international).
TF1, commentators criticized
Unfortunately for them, this premiere did not convince Internet users. From the start of the meeting, there were many criticisms of the TF1 commentators, often considered too unenthusiastic, or too didactic, as if they wanted to address too broad an audience, and not enough to the enthusiasts.
Several approximations were noted, notably in the names of the players (Boudehent confused with Ramos or Jalibert). And many Internet users have called for the return of the Blues on France 2, with Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yachvili in the comments. We will have to wait for the 6 Nations Tournament next spring…
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