The blues moves the crowds

Paul Roger, Media365: Published on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 9:17 p.m.

Before heading north, where they face Uruguay on Thursday in their second World Cup match, the French XV enjoyed another crowd bath at Rueil Malmaison.

Three days after getting the World Cup off to a perfect start on home soil with a win over the All Blacks in Saint-Denis (27-13), the Blues enjoyed a good crowd reception on Monday afternoon at their camp at Rueil Malmaison. Despite the stifling heat, more than 3,000 fans gathered around the stadium Bernard Marie, named after the first French referee to officiate a match in the tournament, had the honor of attending a high-intensity training session prepared by Fabien Galthie and his staff. Despite the fatigue, Antoine Dupont and his teammates spent long minutes with their fans, responding with a smile to various requests for autographs and photos.

Some students miss classes…

“We didn’t expect to have so many people. It’s always good to feel supported,” Damien Benaud, author of the Tricolors’ first try against the New Zealanders, told France Info. Among these supporters, some skipped classes so they could see their followers up close… “We left a little early. Medical appointment,” one joked, not proud of his ruse. and the next day, The players and staff of the France XV left the Paris region to join the North and Marc-en-Baruel, from where they will depart on Friday, after their second match of the World Cup, on Thursday evening at the Stade Pierre Maurois in Villeneuve d’Ascq, against Uruguay. A match in which Galti rotated a lot, keeping only three starting players in his starting team against the Lions: Cameron Walke, Jabin Villiers and Joram Moivana.