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Two days before the clash against New Zealand, the coach of the XV of France Fabien Galthié returned to the situation of Matthieu Jalibert, whom he decided not to retain in the group of 23 to face the Blacks.
While Fabien Galthié officially announced the composition of the French XV to challenge the All Blacks on Saturday at the Stade de France (9:10 p.m.), he also returned to the case of Matthieu Jalibert, whom he decided not to keep in the group . The flyhalf therefore left Marcoussis to return to Bordeaux and his club UBB, where he has appeared in great form since the start of the season.
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“Today we need to identify determined players, who have the ability to get through good times as well as difficult times,” Galthié said, without giving further details. “We are looking for players who have mental competence and character, two things to get through times, particularly difficult ones, in the French team” he had already said in response to a question about the absence of Jallibert.
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“What is important for us is the determination of the moment” he said again about the opener with 33 caps. “We take the time to discuss with everyone. There are only fifteen permanent positions, we work with a group of 42 so some leave, there is a lot of competition. The project is collective” recalled Galthié, who was very evasive about Jalibert despite several questions asked by journalists.
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