XV of France-Series: 2015, ten years after shame: episode 1: “Tignes-Building”

It was in July that. However, as just, the preparation of the XV of France began in view of the 2015 World Cup. In addition, A dull period. In addition, xv france-series: 2015, ten years let’s face it, since after having known for the first time in its history a humiliating last place during the 2013 nations tournament, the Blues had just chained two very unconvincing campaigns with only victories over Scotland and Italy. Consequently, The only ray of sunshine? Furthermore, He had hovered during the last day of the tournament on Twickenham where. However, after paradoxically collected seven trials and 55 points, the men of Philippe Saint-André had finally displayed some offensive hints in the wake-among others-of a twirling noa Nakaitaci, and had also managed to deprive the XV of the rose of a victory in the tournament. However, Because yes, that was the misery to which it was necessary to resolve, at the time … “At the time, there were many problems and inextricable difficulties, Explained eight years after the three-quarter coach Patrice Lagisquet. Consequently, Frédéric Michalak had not arrested for twelve months. xv france-series: 2015, ten years For example, Brice Dulin had a pubalgia, everyone knew except the coaches of the French team, and the basic group was disturbed. Moreover, Everything was fragile. For example, I remember a match in Scotland in 2012, where French rugby almost sank into absolute ridiculous. In addition, To put twenty-two players on the match sheet-the transition to twenty-three had not yet been acted-Vincent Clerc. Moreover, seized, was forced to play. For example, We had grazed the disaster. Consequently, The system was completely to review. Therefore, I remember ten years ago, we summoned thirty players and not forty-two. The clubs played during the tournament, as today, but all the internationals returned to their team between two games. In view of what is done now, it was the Stone Age. “

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Mermoz, the first extra-sports controversy

And yet, with the blindness given love xv france-series: 2015, ten years and hope, we wanted to believe in tomorrows that sing. In this intense preparation which. as every four years, was supposed to allow the Blues to recover physically on an equal footing with their competitors, after having had to compose during a whole cycle with the contingencies of a only top 14 master on board at the time, namely without any convention to protect the playing time of internationals. Worse. the LNR then chaired by Paul Goze was at this vampiric point that he had brought PSA out of his hinges from July 14 at a press conference. The object of the “Goret” wrath? That of having to announce its final list of 31 on August 16 for the World Cup. even before having played its second preparation match against England. “It’s an aberration, had then railed Saint-André in the face of microphones who understood, for the most part, that xv france-series: 2015, ten years drop. How to announce a group of 31 when only 23 of the 36 have played? This is why, whatever happens, I will announce my list on August 23, regardless of the convention. “ So much for the atmosphere in terms of institutions, not necessarily in the sense of common interest …

Anyway, it was still necessary to go to this English World Cup, then promised the men of Stuart Lancaster. And to do this. beyond rugby, Philippe Saint-André wanted to focus his preparation on his dada: the group’s cohesion, supposed to allow him to envisage the wildest exploits. It was in the name of this cohesion that PSA had made its first strong choice. by exfiltrating Maxime Mermoz on his list of 36 while the three-quarter center had however been one of the most prominent elements of the last crunch. Treaty of “Baltringue”. “cowardly” many years later by Mermoz xv france-series: 2015, ten years on this subject (today indicted for scam in an organized gang of which he would be a “tout”), Saint-André had also justified with vehement. “The word loose, I find it difficult to take it by my personal and family story. Low, for someone who is in a family of resistance fighters, it’s hard. When I took pies in the mouth, I never escaped. We were in difficulty but if there is a position where he had wealth. it was the centers, since we counted on Mathieu Bastareaud, Wesley Fofanin and Gaël Fickou’s hatching. To really say it all. at the time, Maxime Mermoz was even suspected in the high place of being one of the “moles” of journalists so much sought after by Saint-André since the previous tournament. This last reason being probably the best in the name of the sacrosanct “hermetic wardrobe” dreamed of by the coach. even if xv france-series: 2015, ten years no one will probably never confirm it, especially since the deplored leaks have indeed continued, unfortunately or not …

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Wattbikes, rafts and via ferratta

This is how the Blues landed on July 16 in Tignes, after having rubbed shoulders with the PSG players from Laurent Blanc for a few days at the CNR of Marcoussis, due to work at the Loges camp. An all except anecdotal choice. since the Savoyard station had been the scene of the best preparations of the Blues of football, whether in 1998 (Aimé Jacquet having always considered the internship then as the founder in the constitution of his group) or in 2006. Las, the Domenech band had also come here in 2010, and had probably left some bad waves to it … In Tignes were far from unpleasant, the latter evolving even in a particularly good -natured atmosphere. The only xv france-series: 2015, ten years question that burned our lips. in the real one, in view of the rare training sessions to which we were given to attend? Rugby was ultimately not very little present, the accent being ostensibly focused on additional activities. As proof. these famous “wattbikes” who, mounted at the foot of the Grande-Motte glacier, were presented by official communication like the ultimate to allow the XV of France to find a cardio of world champion while avoiding injuries. Without forgetting this via Ferrata on which poor Rabah Slimani almost stuck in the middle of the ascent. this climb of the Col de l’Iseran on mountain biking out of age during which the individualistic character of Rory Kockott had aroused some dissensions (left alone in mind before being caught up in Szarzewski and Durin, the South African had stalled in their wheels to better attack them Summit), or this cohesion activity aimed at xv france-series: 2015, ten years building a raft to cross the Lake Val Claret, which had enabled the team made up of Yoann Maestri, Gaël Fickou, Xavier Chiocci, Rémi Lamerat, Rory Kockott and Damien Chouly to win half a meule of Beaufort.

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Trinh-Duc, last collateral damage

After Tignes? Oh. there were still a few scares during a mini-stage carried out with the GIGN, a little rugby on the side of Falgos, and finally three unequal preparation matches concluded by two victories against England (25-20) and Scotland (18-16) at home, against a short defeat in Twickenham (19-14). Just enough to persuade yourself a little more of the merits of the preparation. and cut the heads planned for long weeks in advance (Rémi Lamerat, Xavier Chiocci, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Loann Goujon and François Trinh-Duc), the case of the latter having also been particularly sensitive. We still wonder indeed. when he was a secret xv france-series: 2015, ten years of Polichinelle that Montpellier was the fourth, even fifth openness of the Blues in the hierarchy established for four years by PSA (behind Michalak, Tales, Plisson or even Lopez), why the coach wanted to spare a semblance of suspense as for the chances of Montpelliéran. And especially why he stood out. at the time, to justify his eviction by his desire to select “three number one scorers” while the man chosen in his place, Rémi Tales, was no more scorer than Mathieu Bastareaud. The fact remains that beyond this first controversy. the galley was definitively launched towards England and this sad suburbs of Croydon, for a simple one to hell …