France - Angleterre : un seul changement chez les Red Roses
Le sélectionneur de l’Angleterre John Mitchell a procédé à un seul changement dans le XV de départ qu’il alignera samedi à Bordeaux contre la France. Ce match est une véritable finale du Tournoi des Six Nations 2024, grand chelem à la clé pour l’équipe vainqueur.
Les Anglaises visent une sixième couronne continentale consécutive, et un premier trophée pour leur entraîneur kiwi. La semaine dernière, elles ont écrasé l’Irlande 88 à 10 devant près de 50 000 spectateurs à Twickenham.
Cet impressionnant succès s’est toutefois accompagné d’une blessure. La talonneuse Lark Atkin-Davies est sortie en boitant avant la pause, touchée à la cheville. Sa place en première ligne sera occupée à Bordeaux par Amy Cokayne, de nouveau à disposition de son coach après son carton rouge reçu le 13 avril en Écosse.
Morwenna Talling, titulaire malgré son N.19 dans le dos contre les Irlandaises, se présentera à Bordeaux avec le 5 ce coup-ci. La deuxième ligne avait été appelée à la dernière minute pour participer à la 4e journée du Tournoi lorsque Rosie Galligan s’est cassé le pouce à l’échauffement, quelques minutes avant le coup d’envoi de 14 h 15.
Lizzie Hanlon, qui avait pris place en urgence sur le banc pour prendre la place laissée vacante par Talling n’est cette fois pas retenue. Contre les Bleues, ce rôle sera dévolu à Abbie Ward, titulaire lors du 3e match contre l’Écosse.
« On est restés concentrés sur notre méthode de travail et sur la meilleure façon de nous préparer pour le prochain adversaire », a déclaré John Mitchell, cité dans un communiqué de la RFU. « Le défi qui se présente à nous, jouer contre la France en France, est passionnant, et on a tous hâte d’y être. »
La France, quant à elle, a effectué quatre changements dans son XV de départ par rapport à l’équipe vainqueur 40-0 du Pays de Galles à Cardiff dimanche dernier.
XV de départ
Ellie Kildunne – Abby Dow, Megan Jones, Tatyana Heard, Jess Breach – (o) Holly Aitchison, Natasha Hunt – Alex Matthews, Marlie Packer, Sadia Kabeya – Morwenna Talling, Zoe Aldcroft – Maud Muir, Amy Cokayne, Hannah Botterman.
Remplaçantes
Connie Powell, Mackenzie Carson, Kelsey Clifford, Abbie Ward, Maddie Feaunati, Lucy Packer, Emily Scarratt, Sydney Gregson.
Comments on RugbyPass
This game was always going to be close, Canada have such a dominant pack and the Black Ferns have come unstuck in that area against teams like France and England in the past.
2 Go to commentsA distinct discomfort with the officiating they were probably selected from the local IRA narcos branch along with the commentators bloody fly tippers.
1 Go to commentsWow, never thought I would read that
2 Go to commentsExcellent match. Great to see Keenan and Ryan back for Leinster. Super result for Ulster. Season is turning around.
1 Go to comments“We need eight or nine new players, who are hard-wearing and durable and experienced Premiership performers”. So why are they scouting a retired fullback who himself admits that his “body is broken”?
1 Go to commentsBrumbies hand, knocked a Crusaders hand. Therefore, knock on in goal. Crusaders, goal line drop out should’ve been awarded. most likely after that 24 each at full time, so extra time would’ve been the right an entertaining outcome. Act Jim
1 Go to commentsSpeell cehck
1 Go to commentsColeman is gaawwwwnnn.
1 Go to commentsnext SA head coach?
3 Go to commentsGreat try by van Poortvliet.
1 Go to commentsThey have been cruelled by injuries but almost nobody (Sevu Reece and Fletcher Newell big exceptions) has played above himself which regularly happened before. Surely Scott Robertson had maintained the recruitment programme and it looks like a reasonable squad. Last in this competition will stall a lot of careers. Penny seems likeable. But it’s not enough even though this was better. We haven’t been good enough and it’s not helped by the “it’s been 15 years since… “etc “after nearly every match. Seems somehow a soft gifting of something once valuable. Kieran Read giving comments last week almost choked describing the easy surrender of possession by the forwards. I’d love to think that the senior players some of whom are back can show enough pride in the jersey to test the Blues next week.
3 Go to commentsWho will Joe select for the back three with so many in form candidates? Just hope he doesn’t get shafted like Dave Rennie and to a lesser extent Deans.
8 Go to commentsAlways reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
3 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
8 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
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