The coach of the French XV Fabien Galthié is
“absolutely not in danger”
, assured Monday the president of the French Rugby Federation Florian Grill, the day after the historic draw against Italy (13-13).
“I am a manager, I am not the type to swerve depending on the pressure (...) Fabien Galthié is absolutely not in danger
,” Grill declared in an interview with AFP.
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“These are not decisions that are made during a match. We had six months, with Jean-Marc
(Lhermet, the vice-president of the FFR, Editor's note)
, to establish a relationship and understand it, to see that we worked very well together.
There is a relationship of trust that is established
,” he continued.
“We thought carefully, it is not a decision that we take on a match, on a point and not on a somewhat complicated transition of matches
,” added the manager.
A few months after their premature elimination in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, against South Africa (29-28), the Blues launched the Six Nations Tournament with a rout in front of Ireland (38-17) .
They then snatched a happy victory in Scotland (20-16) before a draw as laborious as it was lucky against Italy (13-13), the opener Paolo Garbisi missing the winning penalty at the last minute.
The France team faces Wales in Cardiff on March 10, for the 4th day.