The players of Annick Hayraud and Thomas Darracq receive the XV of Clover in Toulouse on the occasion of the second day of the Tournament, Saturday (3:15 p.m.).
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They must confirm their success against Italy (39-6) and above all go up a notch. Thursday, March 31, the staff of Les Bleues unveiled the group responsible for this mission which inevitably involves a victory against Ireland on Saturday. The Habs, largely victorious, but muddled at the start of the Tournament hope to erase their approximations from this second day against a Clover XV stunned from the start by their defeat in Dublin against Wales (27-19). To make the duo Annick Hayraud – Thomas Darracq made no less than seven changes in the starting XV.
Our homogeneous group of 36 players allows us to make adjustments to adapt to the opponent. Saturday, we will have to deal with the weather against a physically dense Irish team.
Thomas Darracq, sports manager of the Bleuesat franceinfo: sports
We note the return of the experienced Laure Sansus (24 selections) to the position of scrum half, author of a sensational entry against Italy, which will constitute the tricolor hinge with Caroline Drouin, and of the Montpellier Cyrielle Banet (21 selections) on the wing. Above all, the staff has designed a team with a strong local accent, since no less than eleven players will play almost like at home at Ernest-Wallon: a total of seven players from Blagnac, including winger Mélissande Llorens – who will live her second selection – and four players from Stade Toulousain are present on the match sheet.
The team composition of Les Bleues to face Ireland: Lindelauf, Touyé, Joyeux – Fall, Forlani – Berthoumieu, Hermet, Menager – Sansus (m), Drouin (o) – Llorens, Vernier, Filopon, Banet, Boulard. Replacements: Domain, Deshaye, Khalfaoui, Ferer, Annery, Chambon, Tremoulière, Jacquet.