Fabien Galkié has postponed the announcement of the list of players who will take part in New Zealand by 48 hours, because the coach faces uncertainties of several orders.
Tuesday evening, the players of the French rugby team will fly to New Zealand, where they will play three long-awaited games against the All Blacks on July 5, 12 and 19. But it is only a few hours earlier that Fabien Galkié will unveil the list of happy elected officials. The coach was to give his list on Sunday morning, the day after the match in England (won 24-26 by the French A team), but he postponed the announcement to Sunday afternoon, and the French Federation finally said that it would be necessary to wait until Tuesday. Fabien Galkié must indeed face multiple uncertainties.
First of all concerning the number of players called, which will be between 37 and 42, and among them a maximum of five Toulouse and Bordeaux, who will compete in the top 14 next Saturday. The coach is also in the blur because some players have injured themselves. According to information from The teamThe winger of Montpellier Maël Moustin (22) felt a muscular problem with warm -up, and even if he was able to play 47 minutes, he will have to observe three weeks of rest. As for Léo Barré, the back of the Stade Français (22), he was the victim of a crutch in the thigh on Tuesday and had to give up the match in Twickenham. He must take new exams at the start of the week and remains uncertain.
Woki a refugee sanction
Finally, the Cameron Woki case remains. The third line of Racing 92 (26) received a red card on Saturday, synonymous with upcoming suspension. However, World Rugby is experimenting with a new regulation this summer, to accelerate the procedures: players are offered a sanction the day after the match, whether they can accept or not. And Woki refused the suspension that was offered to him this weekend (and which was not revealed), unlike the English Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, also expelled and which received three weeks of suspension. The third line will therefore pass before the disciplinary committee, and depending on the number of weeks of suspension which it will receive, it will be in the list, or not.
Fabien Garthié and his staff have something to spend a few white nights …
