Six Nations: rebuilding the XV of France is running

The XV of France laid the foundations for its reconstruction around new coaches, new players and a game more adventurous during the Six Nations tournament even if you paid the price in the results. From an accounting point of view, the changeover took place in the last match against Wales, Saturday at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The XV of France it was presented with three victories over Scotland, 27-6, at Murrayfield, Ireland, Italy 26-21 and 25-13 at the Stade de France and a defeat, 24-13 , in front of England, always at the Stade de France. He was in position to win the tournament with a victory by 20 points difference. He lost 29-12 and was the second blown up by England to the difference in points. "The result is disappointing. Course, I would have preferred to finish second. Mostly preferred I win today and win the Grand Slam in place of Wales," said the coach Marc Lièvremont. "We are disappointed with the magnitude of the score and finished in third place." This ranking is the worst since 2003 for the XV of France, who won the tournament in 2004, with a Grand Slam in the key, 2006 and 2007 and finished second in 2005. The coach of the XV of France, who used his first tournament for exploring new players and implement a more adventurous Thursday, taking its share of responsibility in this disappointing progress. "Again, we take our choice even after this large defeat. In some ways, we put the players at risk by the turnover," he says. Its strategy has led to convene Marc Lièvremont 37 players including 13 newcomers in five matches. Captain Lionel Nallet is the only incumbent to have been five times, eight have played all the matches. Three were wounded before playing. "FUTURE PLUS SOURIANT" This ballet has affected permanent uniformity and cohesion of the team but has also given fresh momentum and the XV of France who was bruised left of the World Cup. Several young people, the third line Fulgence Ouedraogo, the mainstay Fabien Barcella, behind Anthony Floch, the usher-François Duc Trinh, winger Julien Malzieu and scrum half Morgan Parra have shown the international level. The older players, they have been retained or recalled by Lièvremont, have found a new lease of life. All, old and new, have been boosted by the permanent part of musical chairs. All seem to have also joined the new policy in a Centre National du Rugby Marcoussis who has lost his nickname Marcatraz. "I feel good in the French team, I feel very well because it goes well with the coaches, and we communicate on many exchanges," said Lionel Nallet on the eve of Wales-France. "The coaches have confidence in me, I have confidence in them. Whenever like that all goes well," he added. "The big satisfaction over the whole tournament, the investment of players on the substance and form, as they join the project," Judge Marc Lièvremont. "I want to believe in a future smiling for the French team." The tour of Australia in June will be the next step in this future that the XV of France will conduct without the winners of the semi-finals of the Top 14 is a certainty and, most probably, not losers. "This is an opportunity to see other talents, other potentials," says Marc Lièvremont. "There is no 150 players at ease in the French team. There are perhaps a dozen or even a dozen, more," he adds. "We will certainly during the tour for reasons of cohesion." The group will probably tighten, but then as stated Marc Lièvremont amused with a smile: "Now the only question is when ..."