Mohamed Haouas was therefore suspended for three weeks for his punch in the face of the Scot Haining. The low range of the sanction. But if the pillar of the XV of France is doing rather well, the reputation of the XV of France, already strongly damaged by the nudge on a Welshman who had earned a red card to Sébastien Vahamaahina in the quarterfinal of the Coupe du world, last October in Japan, takes a new blow. Which is not to the taste of the coach of the Blues. Invited this Wednesday of the Moscato Show, Fabien Galthié was quite clear. If he sponges this time, Mohamed Haouas will not have a second chance. In the event of recurrence, the pillar blood may say goodbye to the XV of France.
"We know that we, if we move an ear ..."
Fabien Galthié“Historically, it has often been complicated for the French teams when they play in the United Kingdom. The 6 Nations Tournament, when you play outside, it's really outside. It is not new. We know that we, if we move an ear ... In addition, now, there are new tools, in particular video arbitration. The TMO passes to the referees the images provided by the Scottish director. The first gesture, of the Scottish player who will touch the face of Mohamed Haouas, will never appear in the stadium… ”
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This time, the coach wants to be lenient towards the offender. Pay to learn somehow. “It's a young team. She learns. And when you learn, you fall and learn the lesson. This gesture will serve Momo, but all the others too. These are things that we cannot achieve on the pitch with respect to us, teammates and supporters. Momo had his first lesson, ”warns Galthié at the microphone of RMC Sport .
“We still pay a very high price for an uncontrolled gesture at the Tournament”
Fabien GalthiéHis first and his last. When the journalist from the Moscato Show asks the coach if his player has burned his only wild card, Fabien Galthié replies in the affirmative. In case of recurrence, it will be goodbye to the blue jersey. “But experience, Momo will acquire it. Look at Alun Wyn Jones, who was provoked by the pillar Joe Marler, and who announced: " from the top of my 138 selections, if I realized what I wanted to do, I left my partners at 14. " He had time to connect the circuits while Momo, at 4 selections, the circuits are a bit short ... "
The warning is not only valid for the pillar of the MHR. It is all the XV of France which will now have to be exemplary. “We paid very dearly for an uncontrolled gesture during the World Cup. We still pay very dearly for an uncontrolled gesture at the Tournament, even if we were provoked. It's part of learning. But if we go to Argentina ( the coronavirus could lead to the cancellation of the June tour, note ), do you think that the Argentines will welcome us with flowers when we took them out of the World Cup in Japan? "
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