The head of state to attack the week of preparation for the shock against New Zealand.
Emmanuel Macron will be in Marcoussis, at the training center of the XV of France, Monday, according to information from RMC Sport that we are able to confirm.
If the program of the day is still being prepared, the President of the Republic will take the opportunity to discuss with Antoine Dupont and his partners five days before the reception of the All Blacks at the Stade de France, the last match of the autumn tour bruises.
The day before, they will be in Bordeaux to play the second of their three meetings against Georgia in the afternoon.
Last Saturday, Fabien Galthié's men started their fall by dominating Argentina (29-20) in Saint-Denis.
A speech to prick them before the 2019 World Cup
Some of them will meet Emmanuel Macron in Marcoussis for the second time in their career.
Two years ago, the President of the Republic had already come to visit the Blues, then coached by Jacques Brunel, two days before their departure for the World Cup in Japan.
He had given them a pep talk to prick their ego.
“You are not the favorites, we know that.
It's hurtful, hard.
But in sport, nothing is written.
Everything depends on you.
This competition will be tough.
There will be no waiting phase, he had launched to a team in more difficulty than the current one.
You will have to carry the values that make rugby.
You wear more than your simple jersey, that of France, of a whole nation watching you… ”It remains to be seen what will be the content of his remarks before this reunion with New Zealand.
