XV of France: after the jerseys and mouth guards of the Blues, the ball is also connected

Forget the rugby cassoulet, the video sessions on a shaky VHS shot by an amateur and the improvised training sessions in “go, play!” mode. “… Modern rugby is now populated by engineers, data and ultra-precise sensors all over the field… but also on the players. And even more for the elite of the oval, the XV of France. In the staff of the Blues of Fabien Galthié, a cell of nine scientists specializing in sport and data peels daily thousands of data collected in training and in match. “Nine people is three times more than in any club”, explains Nicolas Buffa, the manager of this top team.