What do you remember from this victory against Georgia (41-15)?
Fabien Galthié
: We expected a difficult match and it was. We had weather conditions where we played in the rain, which is announced for next Saturday (against the All Blacks). We had changed the composition. The group, little, but the composition, yes. All this made it possible to be in the nails of what we had planned and prepared in relation to the compositions and the strategic choices. It gives a lot of light for the future and to make the right decisions for next Saturday. We can now talk about this match.
Did this game against Georgia reveal any concerns before facing the All Blacks?
When preparing to play for the best team in the world, are “worried and revealed concerns” the right words?
We must be aware of what is happening on Saturday at the Stade de France.
From there, it will be necessary to be able to face it.
We will try to compete with them, everywhere and all the time.
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Are you content with the continuity of the game of the Blues against Georgia? We have the impression that after 2-3 times, you were having trouble relaunching ...
It's true. We struggled to find ourselves where we wanted to be. We were sometimes imprecise in our game structure or in our choices. What did not allow us to have the tempo on all the part. And sometimes this feeling that the Georgians were giving us problems and coming back to our camp.
Do you think the Jalibert-Ntamack option is good against the All Blacks?
We will take the time to think.
That's what we were looking for on this tour, on the first two matches.
You have seen that each time, we have rotated to consider changes in terms of men and strategy.
We have enough elements to make the right decision which we think is the best for Saturday.
Knowing that the Irish have their own game and their own rugby.
We must not copy the Irish, if not try to be as brilliant as them in both substance and form.
But we don't have the same players or the same rugby.
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What did you think of Cameron Woki's performance in the second row?
That good since we established it. When we won in Australia, in Melbourne, especially in the last scrum which allowed us to put in a final penalty. The second line was Cameron on the left and Romain Taofifenua on the right. We had worked like this before. Cameron is a very good touchdown player, able to lead the call and the block. He has a hybrid stencil reminiscent of some players who started in the third row before going to this position.
Is your team ready to take on the All Blacks?
When you are 25 years old and 18 selections on average, when the best players in the world arrive and they come to challenge you, I think that is within you.
You want to put yourself in front of them and put yourself at their level.
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Are you going to take inspiration from what Ireland did to beat the All Blacks?
The Irish have had a fantastic game, there are no words or superlatives to describe their performance.
And despite that, the match is played on a decision of the referee who refuses a try for a forward pass.
It says a lot about Saturday's opponent.
You know it, we know it.
We will take the time to think.