Wenceslas Lauret, who has 27 selections with the XV of France, was not selected for the Six Nations Tournament. However, the Racing 92 player still hopes for a return to blue. The third wing line wants to remain selectable to leave the "possibility" to return one day with the France team, he said Thursday in a press conference, before his club's match against La Rochelle in Top 14 on Saturday . "I haven't given my international retirement yet," he said.
While the French team has an excellent tournament with three victories against England, Italy and Wales, is the blue house still opening the door for the player who will celebrate his 31st birthday in March? "At least they called me to tell me that I won't be there," says Lauret, who "thanks the staff for doing it."
Three-time holder at the World Cup last fall in Japan, Lauret has not been called since arrival as coach of Fabien Galthié. A video from the Stade 2 program, published at the end of 2019, had shown differences of opinion between the two men on the living environment within the XV of France. "This is not the first time that my image has been scratched, it is like that," scanned the Racing 92 player, criticized after this broadcast.
# Stade2 closely followed the XV of France reconstruction project led by coach @FGalthie. In immersion during the individual interviews led by the new strong man of the Blues with the selectables of Racing 92 🏉 pic.twitter.com/SgSg62P4Rr
- France tv sport (@francetvsport) December 29, 2019To allow himself the possibility of finding the blue jersey, the Ciel et Blanc player knows that he will have to be "efficient on the field". "If we are not, as was the case in Lyon (defeat 29-20), we should not even hope," he continues.
However, after the convincing victories of the Blues, the French international is aware that a return is hardly possible. After "the very good results which are linked, it is a beautiful selection which is, for the moment, not touchable", and that it is almost "impossible" to leave the players who are installed.
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"I just hope they win the tournament," he smiles, without bitterness. "Which Frenchman is not satisfied with this French team? We are close to the Grand Slam, ten years later, we are going to bring the cup home, ”rejoices the former Biarrot, who will be content to live the beautiful journey of his former teammates by proxy.
