The French rugby team can win the Six Nations tournament this Saturday evening and achieve the tenth grand slam in its history, by winning its fifth victory in as many matches. But the English, who no longer have any hope of winning the title, seem determined to deprive Antoine Dupont and his family of this pleasure.
Third in the standings, eight points behind France, England have nothing more to hope for in this Six Nations tournament. Unless…
The XV de la Rose comes to the Stade de France this Saturday (9 p.m.) with one ultimate goal: to prevent the hereditary French rivals from winning the title. A victory would be enough for Fabien Galthié’s men, regardless of the result of the match of Ireland, their runner-up, against Scotland. Above all, the French have the opportunity to sign the tenth Gand Slam in their history – the first since 2010 – by winning their fifth success in as many games.
“It’s been twenty-six years since England deprived an opponent of the grand slam when they themselves were not in a position to win it. Eddie Jones and his teammates will therefore have to invoke the spirit of 1996 to hope to play the spoilsports in Paris”claims The Times. In view of the “pressure that weighs on the French shoulders”, the London daily expects “a battle as much psychological as tactical”.
The English lack consistency
In search of grounds for hope, The Guardian clings to the fiasco of a 2019 game loss against Wales, “after France led 16-0”. Nine players from the current squad were in the game. However. From now on
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