He started in four of the five matches of the 6 Nations Tournament in 2010. The former Stade Toulousain, Toulon or Lyon player, now at Colomiers in Pro D2, looks back on this highlight of his career and takes a look on the new generation of the Blues.
Palisson: “It was exceptional”
Alexis Palisson wore the tricolor jersey 21 times between 2008 and 2012, with the key to this Grand Slam in 2010 and a World Cup final in 2011. “It’s a great memory. It wasn’t like now, we went back to the club during the week. But I was lucky to be with dads, I let myself be carried away. You realize your feat by seeing the others in the following years fail to make this Grand Slam. In fact, what we did was exceptional. This is the strongest moment in terms of sensations with the World Cup final and the European Cup in Toulon.”
Palisson: “Galthié has it all figured out”
Like many, the rear or winger “delights” in front of this XV of France and sees the Blues go for this tenth Grand Slam: “When you see them on the pitch, they are absolutely calm. The pressure slips on them, they are exceptional. There are 40 to 60 homogeneous guys. You can replace one with another and he gets up to speed Fabien Galthié has it all figured out. Training is done on the basis of repeated efforts and he knew how to surround himself very well. Servat is the best of the best in the fray, for example. It’s the future of rugby to have specialists in each field.”