Defending champions, the Blues embark on the Six Nations tournament filled with confidence and desire… with the World Cup in sight.
One Six Nations Tournament crowned with a Grand Slam — a first since 2010 — victories against South Africa and Australia… The year 2022 has been exceptional for the Blues, who remain on a series of thirteen matches without defeat. Enough to raise enormous expectations, as European competition resumes the Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. For their first match, on February 5, at 4 p.m., the Blues will face Italy in Rome (a meeting to follow on France 2 from 3:50 p.m.).
Six Nations 2023 tournament: the team to beat for the Blues
The tricolor workforce led by Antoine Dupont has many qualities. “The turnover does not lower the level of the team. This gives many solutions to compose the group according to the opponent, misforms or injuries“, laid Vincent Clerc, a former French international now a commentator for France Télévisions. And to continue:There is also the state of mind and the confidence. Even when they are behind in the last minutes of the match, the players believe so much in themselves and in the possibility of reversing the situation that they succeed. They know they are the team to beat.“Despite everything, the men of Fabien Galthie aren’t the only favorites in the tournament. “For two years, the Irish have followed a trajectory similar to that of the XV of France, with many victories including two against the All Blacks“, continues the consultant. And they are first in the world rankings, just ahead of the French.
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Shine ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
“The Six Nations Tournament is a bit special this year because, beyond the collective issues, there are also a lot of individual stakes and places to take for the World Cup (which will be played in France from September 8 to October 28, editor’s note). You will have to show up. There are positions, such as full back and centre, which are still hotly contested. We want to see how the World Cup group will shape“, concludes Vincent Clerc. Something to make this tournament even more exciting.
