Ntamack and Jalibert holders against the Pumas

The composition revealed by the staff of the XV of France this Thursday, November 4 is not really a surprise for those who had the chance to take a look at the preparation of the Blues in Marcoussis. In recent days, the opposition to training between the potential holders and finishers to face Argentina on Saturday had drawn the contours of a new XV in Galthié sauce: namely with its share of experiments and novelties. For the first test match of the fall, the staff notably offers the fantasized association of Toulouse and Bordeaux forerunners Romain Ntamack and Matthieu Jalibert.

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The first slides to the center, while the second will form the hinge with the new captain Antoine Dupont. If the idea had been in the cards for a while, the absences from injuries in the center of Virimi Vakatawa and Arthur Vincent have probably accelerated the process. Among the surprises that are not really, the second line Thibaud Flament (24), who has established himself as an indisputable holder at the Stade Toulousain despite fierce competition for his position, won a first selection for his first with the group. Among the other notable facts, brilliant this summer in Australia, Melvin Jaminet chained at the back and will take on the role of scorer, while Gabin Villière, just back from injury, will start the wing.

A team with an average of “25 years” and “17 selections” who trained by relying on the versatility of the profiles to answer “to all possible contingencies”, underlined the coach of the Blues at a press conference. The match will be watched live on France2.

The XV holder of the Blues against the Pumas: Jaminet – Penaud, Fickou, Ntamack, Villiere – (o) Jalibert, (m) Dupont – Woki, Jelonch, Cros – Willemse, Flament – Bamba, Marchand, Baille.