Dupont Says Nations Championship Offers France World Cup Rehearsal
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With four fixtures replacing the traditional autumn Test schedule, France begin their campaign against Fiji in Lyon on Saturday before facing world champions South Africa and Argentina. The competition concludes with a finals weekend at Twickenham at the end of the month. "Even though we were used to taking these November internationals very seriously, it still adds a different flavour," Dupont told reporters on Friday. "I think it gives these N…
On Saturday, November 7th (21:10 pm), France's XV will face Fiji as part of the fourth day of the Championship of Nations. This match, the first of the four duels scheduled this fall, will allow to refine the automatisms before a shock against the two South African world champions. But several points are still to follow, less than a year from the World Cup in Australia. - Championship of Nations: cascade of wounds, Dupont-Ntamack, records... Thr…
The return phase of the new competition, launched last July, starts this weekend. The full point before France-Fiji, Saturday night in Lyon.
The Championship of Nations returns at the beginning of November. Fabien Galthie's Blues have four matches on the programme, starting with Fiji this Saturday.
It was with a slight delay that Antoine Dupont presented himself to the media, after having made a rab at the end of the last training of the Blues in Lyon. Proof of the seriousness with which the captain of the XV of France...
The XV of France starts its series of four games of the Championship of Nations with the reception of Fiji on Saturday (21:10 pm) in Lyon. An appointment not to miss not to spoil its beautiful summer tour in order to tackle more calmly the shock against South Africa.
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