Like a good final year student who failed the baccalaureate despite excellent continuous testing, Fabien Galthié has never stopped since the failure of the Blues in the quarter-finals of the World Cup to remind us that the XV of France had won 80% of his matches during his first mandate.
It's true.
Let us contrast it with another observation, less glamorous but just as true: the Blues have only won 20% of the five Six Nations Tournaments that they have played under the thumb of the big-mounted technician since 2020. Barring a miracle – which won't happen, sorry for the spoiler - France will not win the flagship competition of the Northern Hemisphere this year, two years after the 2022 Grand Slam. With six points in the ranking, compared to 15 for Ireland which is crushing the competition, the Blues will once again have to settle for second place after their last two matches in Wales (March 10) and against England (March 16).
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