Fabien Galthié had announced it.
On the road to the 2023 World Cup in France, the coach of the Blues intends to find two or three "UFOs", players with atypical profiles, outside the usual canons of pro rugby.
First there were full-backs Anthony Bouthier and Melvyn Jaminet, who went through Pro D2 before hatching at the highest level.
And, on Saturday, another player with a rather unusual course, Thibaut Flament, shone against the Pumas.
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The slender second row from Stade Toulousain (2.03 m for 116 kg) rose to the occasion for his first selection in blue at 24 years old.
Perfectly launched in an interval by Matthieu Jalibert, he scored a try that freed the Blues.
He also struggled in defense with 11 tackles, the best French total.
Preferred to the mover Bernard Le Roux, he was sometimes shaken by rough Argentines, but never gave up.
"Playing with the XV of France is my dream, but that in addition it is against Argentina,
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