Blues still behind (13-10), Gregoire Alldritt out injured… Follow 2024 Six Nations Tournament match

Wounded animal. Never since the start of the Fabian Galthy era has a French team looked so fragile. Four months after the disappointment of being eliminated from the World Cup by South Africa (29-28), a week after suffering a slap at the Velodrome against XV du Trefle (38-17), the Blues capitulate to challenge an ambitious Chardon XV on Saturday February 10 (ie). 3:15 pm live on France 2 and france.tv at Murrayfield.

Two changes to France’s starting XV

Fabian Galthy made just two changes to his starting line-up, compared to the loss against Ireland. In the second row, Cameron Walkie replaces Paul Willemse, who was sent off and suspended in Marseille, to regain the position he held during the World Cup. Ditto for Louis Bille-Byre on the wing, who replaces Yoram Moifana, who was less in the spotlight last week.

Scotland knows the recipe

Victorious (27-26) in Wales last week, Gregor Townsend’s side have a chance to prove they are one of Fabian Galthy’s nightmares. After becoming the first (and only) team to beat France (28–17) at the 2020 Six Nations tournament, Scotland added a victory (again at home) to become the first (and only) team to win in France at the 2021 edition. ) during preparation matches for the World Cup. With three wins, he is the nation who have beaten the Blues the most times since 2020.

Find victory

Against Ireland, the French were misbehaved in many areas, particularly on the touchline. They will try to improve the situation in the air and rely on the scrum, a rare satisfaction of the first match. This is very good, Scotland had plenty of dominance in this area in Cardiff last Saturday and conceded a total of 16 penalties. The blues can feed off this discipline.