Guest on Franceinfo on Sunday, the Stade Français coach and former international reacted to France’s victory against Wales on the penultimate day of the Six Nations Tournament.
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“Very happy for the group, very happy for the French. It’s a good thing that they won there,” in Wales, reacted, Sunday March 10, on franceinfo, in Club Info, rugby player Karim Ghezal, coach of Stade français, former international, after France’s victory over Wales, 45-24, at Cardiff for the penultimate day of the Six Nations Tournament.
Karim Ghezal, who won the Grand Slam in 2022, remembers having “the privilege of living” victories “in 2020 and 2022” at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He salutes the XV of France who had to “experience an exceptional match with the added bonus of this offensive bonus which rewards this great match.”
“It promises a great last match”
If the elimination of France in the World Cup is still in mind, Karim Ghezal believes that the tournament “ends well”, despite a complicated start. “We have to give them time”pleads the former international. “Players have been champions of France, champions of Europe, won the Grand Slam, played in two World Cups. There is a part of the group who have won a lot, who have experienced a lot. But there is also a mix with young people arriving who have had one or two selections as we saw today.” We must therefore arrive at “mix the two groups a little”. Karim Ghezal notes that after “the seventh week that the players spend together”, There is “more freshness. The tournament ends well”.
“After six weeks of joint work and freshness, we see that they manage to mix in this experience players who have enormous experience and young players who have shown all their potential.”
The last match of the French XV will take place on Saturday March 16 in Lyon, at the Groupama Stadium, for a France-England match. “It promises a great final match. That’s the magic of the tournament,” rejoices, Karim Ghezal. “There will also be an Ireland-Scotland match which will count and even Italy which won this important match and Wales which will not want to end up with only defeats.” Former international expects tournament to end in 2024 “which will be beautiful to see on the last day”.