"We have not spoken of the All Blacks once": the XV of France ensures only think of Georgia for the moment

It's a little game where for the moment the Blues are flawless.

We are not talking about the match of Argentina, where the XV of France suffered to launch its autumn tour with a victory on Saturday (29-20), but of the communication around these three meetings included in the program of this month November.

Because if the Blues must continue with Georgia Sunday in Bordeaux after dominating the Pumas, the nature of the last obstacle - the New Zealand world reference - focuses media attention, but also popular.

Proof is: the 80,000 seats at the Stade de France have already found takers for November 20 and the shock against the All Blacks, where only 55,000 supporters of the XV of France went there Saturday night.

In Bordeaux, where the Blues have not come for ten years, all tickets have not yet passed on Tuesday, even if the French Rugby Federation thinks it can sell the 40,000 seats of Matmut Atlantique.

"It's not complicated to hide this match"

But in the mixed zone after the match against Argentina or during the press briefings in Marcoussis, there is no question of saying that it is difficult to fully concentrate on the clash against Georgia, scheduled six days before the All Blacks , or even that one thinks of the world champions 2011 and 2015 in a small corner of his head.

"It's not complicated to hide this match, we haven't talked about the All Blacks once on the preparation for the next meeting," assures third row Cameron Woki.

We have to go step by step, Argentina has made it possible to prepare Georgia well.

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Saturday evening, Fabien Galthié himself skilfully dodged the questions around the subject, the possibility of blowing men against the Lelos, never out of a World Cup group in their history, or the way he was going exploit the next two weeks to face the best team in the world. "We know the rest of the program, but we will focus on the debriefing of this match (Editor's note: against Argentina) and prepare Georgia," he said to close his press conference. The third game will come next, and quickly. "

So, we're not really saying anything about New Zealand?

Yes, the proof with Gaël Fickou, one of the executives of this team, who looked at him over the entire tour during the preparation before the inaugural match of this autumn triptych.

“We're not going to lie to each other, New Zealand is a nation that has been winning for years.

It would not be a poor performance, ”described the center of Racing 92. Georgia or not, we can not wait to see what it can give.