The XV of France is wary of the XV of the Rose, its next opponent in the Tournament on Saturday at Twickenham, returned "
to a very English identity
" with its new coach, estimated the second line Thibaud Flament on Wednesday.
“
They returned to a very English identity, instilled by Borthwick, who embodies this style a little.
He was known for that with the Leicester Tigers, they already had this game identity. It's a team that really has its identity and plays on this game
, ”explained Flament a few days before the Crunch.
Steve Borthwick (43, 57 caps between 2001 and 2010) was appointed England coach in December to replace Australian Eddie Jones, who was fired after a disastrous 2022, punctuated by six defeats.
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“
It's a very dangerous team.
They have changed coach and staff.
They were a bit rough but the English are very good at reorganizing themselves and staying focused on simple, precise things that they do well.
They don't need a lot of time to get up to speed
," added the Toulousain (25, 14 caps). "
We worked a lot on their strategy: they use the game a lot on foot, they came back a little to what they were doing before, this game of pressure, of candles … We are preparing to defend our assaults there,
”added the winger of Lyon and the Blues Ethan Dumortier (21 years old, 3 sel.).
The French, who face England on Saturday during the 4th day of the Six Nations Tournament, dominated Italy (29-24) then fell in Ireland (32-19) before recovering in front of Scotland (32- 21).
The English, they were beaten from the start by Scotland (29-24) then chained two successes against Italy (31-14) and Wales (20-10).
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