"He's the coach of the XV of France all the same, he's the best, it's not nothing …" Behind the handrail of the Pays-de-Belvès stadium, in the Dordogne, Mathys, 21, exceeds all the spectators of a head but struggles to fully rejoice in the spectacle which he nevertheless observes better than anyone.
On the grassy and dimly lit lawn of the Stade Belvèsois, magnified by the illuminated bell tower of a nearby medieval church, Fabien Galthié directs the training of Mathys' friends.
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