This Tuesday, Fabien Galthié announced the team which will face Namibia at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, for the third meeting of the group stage. All the executives are all back after the turnover against Uruguay, except Grégory Alldritt, who would have been spared because of discomfort felt in one knee.
The poster does not make you dream, but the meeting this Thursday against the Namibia is of particular importance for the XV of France. Without the offensive bonus point taken against theUruguay (27-12), Fabien Galthié will have to pull out all the stops to definitively chase away the ghost of a catastrophic second place in Pool A or even worse, a premature elimination.
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The titular XV lined up against Namibia
The stars put to rest facing theUruguay are back and we find Antoine Dupont in the fray, with at his side Matthew Jalibert to the number 10 position. But the real good news is the return of two executives from XV of France who will play their first minutes during this World Cup with Jonathan Danty which finds its place in the center and Cyril Baille, who is established as left pillar.
“Alldritt had a little discomfort in his knee”
There is, however, one absent, since Grégory Damn it does not appear in the starting XV and not even on the substitutes’ bench! Present at a press conference this Tuesday, Fabien Galthié explained that the third row was put to rest as a precaution. “ At training yesterday (Monday), he had a little discomfort in his knee, he was spared, and we made the decision with Greg that he be adapted, that he take care of himself properly to then play at 100 % » declared the coach of XV of Francewho therefore trusts François Cros and to Paul Boudehent.
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