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XV of France: Guilhem Guirado's letter to his ex-teammates

2020-02-01T18:19:07.544Z


The former captain of the XV of France addresses the Blues who must face England this Sunday at the Stade de France.


Guilhem Guirado wore the colors of the France team for 11 years and experienced more lows than heights. Appointed captain of the XV de France in 2016 and despite his courage and selflessness, he gradually became the symbol of a team that has collected setbacks. The last goes back to the World Cup in Japan, against Wales (20-19). His long speech in the locker room had made an impression. One way to pass the baton to the young generation.

For the opening of the Six Nations Tournament, we asked him if he wanted to send a letter to his heirs. Unsurprisingly, the hooker at the 74 selections agreed to play the game, with the virtues that characterize him: sincerity and generosity.

" Guys,

We left each other a little over three months ago. On a World Cup quarter-final loss to Wales. But to see your faces that day in the locker room I knew they were heralding the victories of tomorrow. Like me, players have left, others have arrived and some have stayed. But the spirit of the Blues, that of this jersey that we are all proud to wear, continues. Rugby is above all a story of men. And the one you are writing all together confirms to me that the legacy is in very good hands.

Deep down I remain convinced that French rugby has eaten its black bread. It's finish. The details that yesterday prevented us from triumph will fade. To the young novices who will know their first Marseillaise in the middle of the lawn of the Stade de France, I tell them to savor and above all to take advantage, not to be blinded by the flashes to manage to ignore the issue.

Once the crunch starts, the only thing that matters to all of you is to stay together and give everything for your teammate next to you. Charles, I have no advice to give you. Or rather if, only one: stay yourself and lead the way. Be an example because speeches fly away but on the ground, only acts count. The tournament is magic, it is the most beautiful competition of our sport, the one that everyone dreams of competing and which can change lives. Take advantage, make us vibrate. This Sunday, I will be in the stands of the Stade de France. In simple support. But I will always be your first supporter. "

Source: leparis

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