6 Nations Tournament | XV of France: The Blues in full, with Ramos at the back and Ntamack at the opening

Seventeen months after his last match in Blue due to injuries, Romain Ntamack (25 years old, 37 caps) occupied the opening with a chasuble dedicated to the holders during training on Wednesday in Marcoussis, while Thomas Ramos, who had replaced him in November, has returned to his favorite position at the back.

Ntamack was associated at the hinge with scrum half and captain of the Blues Antoine Dupont, returned from Rome where he participated on Tuesday in the official launch of the Tournament with coach Fabien Galthié. On Tuesday, only a small group of 16 players took part in training against the U20s, the bulk of the troops having been left to rest after playing on Sunday in the Champions Cup with Bordeaux, Toulouse or Toulon.

In the center, Bordelo-Béglais Yoram Moefana was among the starters, alongside Toulouse Pierre-Louis Barassi (26 years old, 3 caps), in great form at the moment and finally spared from injuries. On the front line, Toulon left pillar Jean-Baptiste Gros, who has only played one match since his hamstring injury at the end of November against Argentina, should also start, rather than his teammate Dany Priso or the Toulousain Cyril Baille, back from a serious ankle injury.

In the absence of Louis-Bielle Biarrey, who suffered from dizziness on Sunday and whose return is hoped for this week, Toulonnais Gabin Villière took place on one wing, Damian Penaud occupying the other. Toulouse second row Emmanuel Meafou was preserved, not participating in certain sequences, but trained well. The first match of the Tournament for the French XV will take place on January 31 at the Stade de France against Wales.