The Blues this Friday during the captain’s training at Twickenham Stadium. GLYN KIRK / AFP
According to our information, the English authorities have not allocated a police escort to the XV of France bus for its travels this weekend. And if the distance between their hotel, located on the heights of Richmond, and the Twickenham stadium does not exceed five kilometers, the Blues took, this Friday at the start of the afternoon, 45 minutes to cover them in order to sacrifice the traditional captain’s training. Blame it on heavy traffic. Which will be even more so this Saturday with more than 80,000 supporters expected in the Temple. This does not leave to worry the tricolor staff.
Traditionally, the France team arrives at the stadium 1h30 before kick-off. The Blues will therefore take their precautions this Saturday by leaving earlier to deal with any delay due to the congestion of access to Twickenham. It would not be a question, in fact, of missing the kick-off of the Crunch (5:45 p.m., French time).