He's not exactly a freshwater sailor, but the roaring forties aren't for him either.
Fabien Galthié has no equal on calm seas, discovering improbable routes, taking advantage of the buoyant winds like no one else, adjusting brand new boats to the best of their ability.
Faced with the storm, on the other hand, man is no longer in his element.
And that's bad news, because the coach has been going through a period of turbulence for five weeks that he has been unable to avoid or overcome for the moment.
After two slaps (defeat on February 2 in Marseille against Ireland 17-38 and 13-13 draw two weeks ago in Villeneuve-d'Ascq against Italy) and a contested 16-20 success in Scotland on February 10, the big man of the XV of France was forced to row against his convictions by fundamentally reshuffling his team with a view to the trip to Wales this Sunday, March 10 (4 p.m.), during the fourth day of the Six Tournament Nations.
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