‘You never know which France will turn up’ now rots on cliché scrapheap

Fabien Galthie says Les Bleus' target for the 2023 tournament is “is to repeat what we managed to do last year”.

VA-VA-VOOM: France head coach Fabien Galthie. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire.

France aren't worried that the 2023 Six Nations calendar does not favour them.

Despite injuries to several executive players, confidence at the pre-tournament Capreton training camp is as high as you’d expect from the reigning champions and 2022 Grand Slammers. They have depth to rely on.