At the end of the last official match of the Blues before the World Cup in France (September 8 to October 28),
Le Figaro
takes stock of the past three years.
Historic results
"I hope our opponents fear us,"
said Fabien Galthié on Saturday, after the victory against Wales (41-28) at the end of the Six Nations Tournament.
The 28th in 35 meetings led since taking office as coach in January 2020. An impressive ratio of 80% success.
An unprecedented success, since this XV of France 3.0, guided by a plethora of specialists and advanced methods of physical preparation and "high intensity"
training ,
is well ahead of all its predecessors.
Another symbol of rediscovered excellence, the Blues have lost only once at home since 2020. Against Scotland, their executioner twice, like England and Australia.
The 7th and last defeat dates back to a month, against Ireland in Dublin.
During these three and a half years, Galthié and his troupe…
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