Rugby World Cup: Dupont, Ramos, Bayle… squad revealed against Namibia

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Emile Ntamack talks about his son Romain’s injury

A guest of the “Demain le sport” festival held at the House of Radio and Music, former French national team player Emile Ntamack spoke about the injury of his son Romain Ntamack, who was deprived of the World Cup. “It’s hard, it’s terrible. On Saturday night he told me that I thought he was dead. He already agreed while I was awake for 48 hours. On Monday he told me: these are the crusaders, at least that’s clear. There’s a reason for this. Since 17 years, 11 months out of 12, they are not machines… After a while it breaks down…”, he said in comments transmitted by the Team.

France could become the world’s second largest country this weekend

The French XV are currently ranked 3rd in the world rugby rankings and could well finish in 2nd place this week. To do that, the Blues must first beat Namibia on Thursday. Ireland (1st place) will then have to beat South Africa (2nd place) on Saturday for the Blues to take the spot from the Springboks.

Namibia squad vs Blues

Here is the XV match Namibia will play against France on Thursday at the Stade Velodrome:

Van le Berg – Mouton, Deysel (c), Burger, Grayling – (o) Loubser, (m) Theron – Retief, Gaoseb, Katjieko – Ludik, Thierico – Coetzee, Van der Westhuizen, Seti

The Irish are preparing for a fight this weekend

This is the World Cup Day 3 poster you can’t miss. Ireland, the world’s leading nation, will challenge world champions South Africa this Saturday from 21:00 BST. So, Clover XV at work and shared some photos from today’s training.

Meanwhile… the British are playing tennis

Some workouts are more intense than others. The English, having already won victories over Argentina and Japan, were surprised on Tuesday by playing… ball tennis. It was in the gymnasium, protected from the wind that hit Le Touquet on Tuesday, that XV de la Rose tried a game of tennis in good spirits. Joe Marler, the determined passer who headed home against Japan, must have appreciated it.

Italy wants to continue the game before the Black and Blues

After winning the attacking bonus against Namibia (52-8), Italy are aiming to return the 5 points against Uruguay tomorrow (17:45). “We prepared as best we could. It is extremely important to maintain continuity in our performances,” insisted the captain of the transalpine team, Michele Lamaro. The Italians are set to play in this Group A and end the group stage with two knocks against New Zealand and France. He will need at least one achievement to qualify.

Galtier explains the return of leaders against Namibia

After being rested against Uruguay, the France XV captains will return to the starting line-up against Namibia. “Not a change of direction,” according to Fabien Galthier, who insists it has nothing to do with his team’s disappointing performance against South America.

Our article is here.

Our list of the most beautiful mullets of the World Cup

There are no matches on the program today, so we’ll wait, here’s a look at the most beautiful mullets of this Rugby World Cup. This is a fashionable haircut, so we will give you an overview of it under the watchful eye of one of the organizers of the European Mullet Cutting Championships.

Our article is here.

The press conference is over

The performances of the players and coach are over.

With Galtier, the “message is clear” in training

Thibaut Flamand on how Fabien Galtier performs in training: “He’s quite sharp. The message is clear. It is good for us to worry and ask ourselves questions from time to time. »

“Lack of Commitment” against Uruguay

“Perhaps what was wrong with the Uruguay game was the lack of commitment. We know we have it in us, but we weren’t able to let it go completely against Uruguay. We digested everything and let go of the disappointment. We are all striving to show a good game on Thursday,” Thibaut Flament assured at a press conference.

Biel-Biare: “I don’t ask myself any questions”

Louis Biel-Biare will play his second World Cup match in a row as a starter and told a press conference: “Very happy to continue. I’m not necessarily more relaxed. I have the same desire to succeed and the same determination. Whether it’s the first match or the second, it doesn’t change much. It happens so quickly, I don’t even realize it. I don’t ask myself any questions, I just want to play rugby. I’m having a lot of fun. Players advise me and it works very well. »

Ramos returns to Galtier’s words for Stade Français youth

“He was no more tense than usual. We are in an environment where we use words that don’t really mean what we think they mean. When we talk to each other, we take it as a joke, the young people at the Stade Francais also laughed sometimes. We need to de-dramatize the situation, not make a fuss about it or anything else. We also like it when Fabien is tense from time to time,” responded Thomas Ramos, returning to Fabien Galthier’s dry remarks during training towards the youth at the Stade Français.

Ramos doesn’t want to be compared to the All Blacks

“We are no comparison to what the blacks did against Namibia. They’ve done some very good things that we can build on. We want to play well in attack and defense. Whether we score more or fewer points than the Blacks will not make us happy or unhappy at the end of the match,” said Thomas Ramos. New Zealand defeated Namibia 71-3.

Ramos: “It’s good to see the guys coming back”

Thomas Ramos reacted to the return from injury of several leaders of the French XV: “These are players who occupy an important place in the group and play regularly. It’s nice to see how the guys are recovering from injuries. We are very happy. This allows us to continue working at 33 and avoid having outside players.” Following Jeloncha’s return, Bale and Danti will also feature against Namibia.

Dupont returns to the front page of Valeurs Actuelles

On the front page of the far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles, Antoine Dupont disassociated himself from the newspaper on Instagram. “I think I have strengthened my position by taking this step. I’m not sure if this is the topic of the press conference,” he added to the media. “French rugby yes, your values ​​no,” reads the captain’s Instagram story.

Dupont ‘very happy’ about Bayle’s return

“This injury was a big blow for him. At first there was a lot of disappointment and doubt. He made an effort, working for weeks, to return for this match. He is a very effective player which allows us to have a different profile. We hope this will be useful to us. I’m very happy to see him back for this match and I’m sure he will do his best to be at his best,” said Antoine Dupont about his teammate Cyril Baye, who returned from injury.

The great return of Bayle and Danti

After picking up a calf injury during France’s XV preparation match against Scotland on August 12, Cyril Bayle will return to the Blues squad this Thursday. Selected by Fabien Galthier in his 33-man squad despite injury, he is therefore preparing to return to action just over a month after his last match, having missed the Blues’ first two matches. Jonathan Danty, who has also been absent since the start of the competition, will also start the match against Namibia. Left to rest against Uruguay, the captains returned.

More information here.

Alldritt was spared in the match against Namibia

“Yesterday during training he felt a little discomfort in his knee, so he was spared,” explained Fabien Galthier.

Press conference begins

In a few minutes, Fabien Galthier will reveal the Blues’ line-up for Thursday’s match against Namibia.

10,000 spectators at All Blacks training

New Zealand rugby players were able to enjoy a big crowd in Bordeaux this Monday. 10,000 enthusiastic and curious people gathered at the Chaban-Delmas stadium for the Blacks’ training and, in particular, applauded the players.

Our article is here.

Lineup announcement postponed

Finally, we will have to wait until midday to find out which Bleus XV will start against Namibia. The announcement was originally scheduled for 11:30.

Program of next matches

After a two-day break on Monday and Tuesday, the Rugby World Cup will resume tomorrow. It is Italy that will resume hostilities against Uruguay in the Blue group. The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:45 this Wednesday. France’s XV will face Namibia on Thursday from 21:00. Before a very busy weekend, Argentina take on Samoa on Friday at 5:45 p.m.

Images of the Blues in training

Before facing Namibia in Marseille, the French XV trains in Aix-en-Provence.

“Fiji almost play at home”

With their win over Australia on Sunday, the Pacific rugby players are in a good position to reach the quarter-finals and have the support of the crowd. Three hundred Fijians now play in France and the team has a special connection with France.

Our article is here.

“Arrow of time”, “survive in chaos”… amazing words by Fabien Galtier

When meeting with the media, the Blues coach impresses with his verbal and physical expression. Our transcript of his speech, together with semiolinguist Elodie Leigh Mielczarek, can be found here.

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