“They will fight for the title and we will try to spoil the party. »» Smile in the corner, Blair Kinghorn summed up the challenge of the meeting to come, Saturday March 15, at the Stade de France. The Ecossais may be renowned for their festive spirit, the rear twist of the XV of Chardon-which plays in club at the Toulousain stadium-and its partners do not intend to appear as expiatory victims on the lawn of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), in the final match of the 2025 edition of the Six Nations Tournament (at 9 p.m.).
At the end of his demonstration of force in Dublin (victory 42-27 against Ireland), the French male rugby team has the cards in hand to win the prestigious continental competition a second time in six years in Mandate by Fabien Galkié-a Grand Colem in 2022 and four second places. A victory with the offensive bonus point assures them of the coronation, and they will know before kick -off the precise methods of a title.
But the French, who will evolve without their superstar Antoine Dupont – victim of a rupture of the crossed ligaments of the right knee in Ireland – are far from selling the Scottish thistle in a bouquet before having rubbed it. They paid for it. In 2021, confronted with a similar situation-they had to win with at least 21 points apart-facing the same opponent, the partners of the third-line Gregory Alldritt bowed on the wire (23-27), collecting a test beyond regulation time, for having been able to satisfy a laborious victory.
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