Back to serious matters for the French team. In the program of the men of coach Fabien Galthié: touches and melee, the two sectors in which the Habs fished against England (24-7). All done at high intensity, with almost no break. Before the session, manager Raphaël Ibanez had promised 4,000 m traveled per player in almost 40 minutes.
"We had a strategy against England which was perfectly adopted," said the young center, 20, Romain Ntamack. Now, we must also know how to win with attack and not just defense. Sunday the Blues face Italy at the Stade de France (4 pm) for the second day of the Six Nations Tournament.
Vakatawa and Cros apart from the group
Racing 92 player Virimi Vakatawa did not participate in training on Wednesday. The center suffers from "triceps pain". The Toulouse third row François Cros, who felt a shock during the match against the English, was content to run in the morning. The two absent were replaced by Montpellier player Arthur Vincent and Cameron Woki respectively.
Note that the back of Stade Français Kylan Hamdaoui who had already had to give up the preparation of the match against England after a shock received to the head in the league shortened his session and left the training ground with an ice pack on an ankle.
The players are free this Wednesday evening. The 2nd line of Racing 92 Boris Palu, who celebrated his 24th birthday on February 4 with his teammates at Marcoussis, will pass a head with his parents in the Paris region. The group of 31 players to face Italy will be announced this Friday.