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Face au Japon, la France lance un nouveau cycle vers la Coupe du Monde 2027

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L'équipe de France veut démarrer au mieux un nouveau cycle qui doit la mener à la Coupe du Monde 2027. (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Après un Tournoi des Six Nations 2024 décevant puis une tournée en Argentine cauchemardesque, le XV de France d’Antoine Dupont veut lancer samedi contre le Japon un nouveau cycle avec déjà le Mondial-2027 dans un coin de la tête.

La route vers la Coupe du Monde en Australie dans trois ans reprend là où l’histoire du XV de France avec l’échéance planétaire s’est arrêtée : au Stade de France. Les trois matchs à domicile lors du Tournoi 2024 avaient dû être délocalisés pour laisser le temps à l’enceinte de se refaire une beauté avant les Jeux olympiques.

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Les Bleus retrouvent ainsi leur antre, où ils avaient été battus en quart de finale du Mondial par l’Afrique du Sud, pour les trois rencontres du mois, à commencer par le Japon samedi (21h10).

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Leurs adversaires sont sur le papier largement à leur portée : au cours des cinq derniers mois, les joueurs d’Eddie Jones ont sombré contre l’Angleterre (52-17), l’Italie (42-14), les Fidji (41-17) ou encore la Nouvelle-Zélande (64-19).

« Quand on décortique son jeu et ses matchs, la première des choses (qui marque) c’est la vitesse de son jeu (…) C’est une équipe qui adore porter le ballon, et qui joue beaucoup devant la défense », a résumé Fabien Galthié jeudi en conférence de presse.

Eddie Jones mise toujours sur cette philosophie : il a prévenu qu’il faudrait « attaquer les avants » français pour que son équipe puisse avoir une chance de gagner, en « jouant autant que possible ».

En sept confrontations, la France n’a jamais perdu contre le Japon, mais a concédé une fois un match nul.

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5 dernières rencontres

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4
Nuls
1
Victoires
0
Moyenne de points marqués
34
18
Le premier essai gagne
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L'équipe recevante gagne
40%

L’occasion est donc parfaite pour refaire le plein de confiance avant de défier la Nouvelle-Zélande puis l’Argentine dans les quinze jours qui vont suivre.

La nouvelle génération tient sa chance

Elle l’est aussi pour donner une chance à la nouvelle génération, au-delà des tournées d’été dont les cadres des Bleus sont dispensés depuis quelques années. Lors du Tournoi 2024, l’effectif avait peu changé lors des premiers matchs par rapport au Mondial avant que les performances ne poussent Fabien Galthié à ramener de la concurrence.

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Cinq titulaires et deux remplaçants comptent ainsi moins de cinq sélections sur la feuille de match. À l’inverse, les expérimentés Jonathan Danty et Charles Ollivon restent de côté tandis que Gaël Fickou, qui avait toujours commencé les matchs sous Galthié quand il était présent, regardera les premières minutes depuis le banc.

« C’est l’équipe la plus en forme du moment » a justifié le sélectionneur, disant vouloir favoriser « l’émulation » dans le groupe France.

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Les Bleus gardent des hommes forts alignés d’entrée, à commencer par le capitaine Antoine Dupont, qui fait son retour après sa parenthèse olympique d’un an avec les Bleus du VII, son coéquipier toulousain Thomas Ramos, repositionné à l’ouverture, ou encore l’ailier de l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles Damian Penaud, en quête du record d’essais en bleu de Serge Blanco.

Le premier match avec le nouveau cadre de vie

Le match des Bleus est aussi le premier depuis la tournée en Argentine qui a plongé le rugby français dans la tourmente. Durant celle-ci, l’arrière du XV de France Melvyn Jaminet a diffusé sur ses réseaux sociaux une vidéo à caractère raciste, pour laquelle il a écopé d’une sanction de 34 semaines de suspension par la Fédération.

Peu après, Hugo Auradou et Oscar Jegou ont été arrêtés puis inculpés pour viol aggravé, dans le cadre d’une soirée alcoolisée à Mendoza. Tant que la justice ne s’est pas prononcée sur la demande de non-lieu du parquet, les deux joueurs sont non sélectionnables, a décidé la fédération, même s’ils ont repris avec leur club en Top 14.

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Un nouveau cadre de vie a été instauré pour la tournée visant notamment à restreindre la consommation d’alcool et à améliorer la prévention sur les addictions ou les difficultés des joueurs.

En cas de victoire samedi et lors des deux autres matchs, les joueurs ne pourront ainsi pas boire de bières dans les vestiaires.

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