XV of France: Galthié confuses the cards before challenging the Welsh. For the first time in 48 matches – the 48th will be played on Sunday in Cardiff – the coach of the XV of France has not given any indication on the team which will be lined up against Wales.
Posolo Tuilagi, the new phenomenon of the French XV, was not here. Toulouse hooker Peato Mauvaka was training separately. Georges-Henri Colombe and fly-half Antoine Hastoy, who played Sunday evening with Stade Rochelais, were preserved.