Welcome to the live dedicated to the match between France and Scotland, the second of four preparation meetings for the Blues before the Rugby World Cup. The French lost in Edinburgh last weekend (25-21).
What is it about ? From the return of the innkeepers of the France team, less than a month from the start of the World Cup (September 8 to October 28). Rested during the defeat against Scotland on Saturday August 5, Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack and Grégory Alldritt will start to fight for the revenge.
Or ? At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, in Saint-Etienne.
At what time ? 21 h 05.
On which channel ? TF1.
Qui live ? Clément Martel and Valentin Moinard from the Millennium Stadium in Austerlitz, with Martin Untersinger well settled in the stands of the Cauldron.
The composition of the teams:
Ramos – Penaud, Fickou, Danty, Villière – Ntamack (o), Dupont (cap., m) – Ollivon, Alldritt, Boudehent – Flament, Woki – Aldegheri, Marchand, Baille.
Replacements: Bourgarit, Gros, Atonio, Verhaeghe, Chalureau, Macalou, Lucu, Bielle-Biarrey.
Coach: Fabien Galthié.
Kinghorn – Steyn, Jones, Tuipulotu, van der Merwe – Russell (o), Price (m) – Darge, Dempsey, Ritchie (cap.) – Gilchrist, Gray – Nel, Turner, Schoeman.
Remplaçants : McInally, Sutherland, Sebastian, Cummings, Skinner, Bayliss, Horne, Smith.
Coach: Gregor Townsend.
Who arbitrates? Australia’s Nic Berry.
What won’t we talk about? Of a man living with two hearts for over three decades. In France, doctors wonder if Antoine Dupont does not have three lungs.
Read while waiting:
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The XV of France recalls its captains for its second preparation match
One month before the Rugby World Cup, several teams reveal their cards: experienced All Blacks, a diminished South Africa
Scotland-France: the Blues overthrown by the XV du Thistle, despite promises
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