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XV of France: why Romain Ntamack should be preferred to Matthieu Jalibert against the All Blacks

2021-11-17T11:33:09.340Z


The Blues should face New Zealand, a very big piece that ends their autumn tour, with the Toulouse returning to his p


Romain Ntamack should regain his number 10. The Toulouse opening half, tenured at the position of three-quarter center during the first two games of this tour in November, is in pole position to start at his favorite position the shock against at the All Blacks Saturday night (9 p.m.), as reported Tuesday by RMC.

The 22-year-old will play in high-intensity training Wednesday afternoon in this role, forming with his club teammate Antoine Dupont the hinge responsible for guiding the game of the Blues against New Zealand.

Against the benchmark of world rugby, the French staff want to put more weight in their three-quarter line and should start the former Stade Français center Jonathan Danty alongside Gaël Fickou.

The 106 kilos of the player from La Rochelle and his ability to weigh in the fight are precious assets in the eyes of the staff of the Blues.

Danty, 29, returned in the second half in victories against Argentina and Georgia.

Automation with Antoine Dupont privileged

But the other major choice is to send Matthieu Jalibert back to the bench. Fabien Galthié relies on the very good relationship between Ntamack and Dupont, who rub shoulders in training at the Toulouse Stadium, and their automatisms to confuse the New Zealanders. The Bordelais should therefore start the match on the sidelines, he who played all of the two games against the Pumas and the Lelos, a meeting he ended at the back.

For Romain Ntamack, it's a happy turnaround.

The opening half had left the field, looking disappointed, in the 54th minute of the match against Argentina, the first experiment of his promising association on paper with Matthieu Jalibert.

The staff of the Blues, through the voice of the back coach Laurent Labit, came to defend him the following week and explain that it was necessary to leave time for the pair to train.

After two joint meetings, the trajectory of the two prodigies should dissociate at the kickoff on Saturday evening.

Source: leparis

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