2023-12-07 20:32:34
Two months before the opening of the Six Nations Tournament, on February 2 in Marseille against Ireland, it was back to school week in Marcoussis (Essonne) for the leaders of the Blues. The new additions to Fabien Galthié’s staff were able to get to know each other and start working along the lines laid out by the coach.
Patrick Arlettaz (three-quarters) and Laurent Sempéré (conquest), who respectively replace Laurent Labit and Karim Ghezal, who left for Stade Français, have therefore joined William Servat (conquest), Shaun Edwards (defense), Vlok Cilliers (football game). ), Nicolas Jeanjean (performance) and listened to Fabien Galthié lay the foundations for his new mandate. This contact was also an opportunity to formalize the arrival of Alexis Savigny who will be the new doctor of the XV of France.
“With my nineteen seasons at Stade Français (until 2019, before moving to the PSG training center in 2022), I already knew Fabien and Laurent (Sempéré). The medical staff is a set of components on several levels with physiotherapists, nutritionists, psychologists. I will be responsible for this entire sector. »
“Fabien gives us a lot of autonomy”
Monday and Tuesday, the assistants were able to give their voice to the French U20s by leading training sessions. Then the staff met in a seminar the following days. “We mainly addressed the notion of heritage and identity of the team,” explains Laurent Sempéré, former head of forwards at Stade Français. We shared our emotions, we synchronized. »
We will not know more about the objectives set, Fabien Galthié being the only one authorized to reveal his battle plan. We will also not know exactly the contours of Laurent Sempéré’s position, whose profile is not very far from that of William Servat, also in charge of conquest. “We tried to connect,” simply states the former Stade Français hooker. I connected, whether with William, but also with Patrick (Arlettaz) in attack, Shaun (Edwards) in defense or Vlok (Cilliers) for the kicking game. It was very enriching. »
The only small indiscretion is that the staff has already started discussing players for the selection committee which will meet in mid-January to tackle the first match of the Six Nations Tournament. “We will have another seminar of the same type at the beginning of January,” adds Sempéré. Fabien gives us a lot of autonomy. He is then there to decide and make decisions. » Like for four years.
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