Les Bleues take on Italy this Sunday (1:30 p.m.) at the Jean-Bouin stadium in Paris. After two victories, Les Bleues want to continue to pursue their Grand Slam dream.
The match will also be the last of Irish referee Joy Neville (seven years at the highest level) Just over half of the 20,000 tickets were sold by midweek for the match at the stadium, which often has difficulty filling up, even with Stade Français leading the championship. The Blues hope to be pushed by the Parisian public, whom they find ten years after their last match at Jean-bouin. “We can't wait to play in this legendary French rugby stadium,” adds Gaëlle Hermet, the experienced third row (60 caps). “Everything is there for a great match!” says three-quarter center Nassira Kondé, who has played in the Women's World Cup in 2014.