2023-10-14 07:39:19
A new World Cup is starting for the French XV. One, because the Blues attack their first qualifying match of the competition on Sunday evening (9 p.m.) with a quarter-final against South Africa at the Stade de France. Two, because Fabien Galthié’s men will play their first meeting in Saint-Denis in the cool, far from the above-seasonal temperatures of their group stage.
The French started their tournament with a match against New Zealand on September 8 while Ile-de-France was on heatwave orange alert. They then faced Uruguay in Lille, Namibia in Marseille and Italy in Lyon on Friday in very mild temperatures for the season. They will be much more autumnal on Sunday evening. Météo France announces an evening temperature of 12°C in Saint-Denisafter an afternoon at 13°C.
“It will make you feel better”
“We will be less hot, we will sweat less,” said Blues fullback Thomas Ramos. When you want to pass, it’s not pleasant if the ball is slippery. In our previous matches, it was extremely hot, and the ball was slipping. This will make you feel better throughout the match. » After the victory against the New Zealanders, the captain of the XV of France Antoine Dupont, returning from injury against the Springboks, spoke of the difficulty of catching this ball soaked in the sweat of the players who held it.
” We watched. There may be a little rain on Saturday (for the Ireland-New Zealand match), but not on Sunday, attack coach Laurent Labit said on Tuesday. The temperature will drop, but it will rise very quickly afterwards on the ground. We are not worried about a heat stroke or a cold snap. »
The weather will be warmer in Marseille, where Argentina faces Wales on Saturday (5 p.m.) and where the English face Fiji on Sunday (5 p.m.). Météo France announces respectively 25 and 21°C in the afternoon, and 22 and 17°C in the evening.
#sweat #cool #weather #expected #clash #France #South #Africa