Les Bleus left the Wallabies this evening, four months after two heavy defeats recorded this summer in Australia (34-13 and 40-10). Marc Lièvremont and his players have every intention to take their revenge at the Stade de France.
They did not appreciate the remarks made at the time, especially by the Australian breeder at the end of the second test match of the tour: "I think Robbie Deans had smiled, as the French waited their holidays."
This condescension is still not passed: the 3rd row Fulgence Ouedraogo, for example, which was part of young players sent to fire this summer, remembers having felt "they had not respected us." The match tonight will be for him "a little revenge."
Same feeling for Louis Picamoles: "wearing the blue jersey, it represents France. We want to be respected, seen as a team, a true".
Marc Lièvremont feels that his team is ready for the challenge. The XV of France remains on two victories against the Argentine Pumas 15 days ago, and against a selection of the Pacific Islands last week (see our articles).
Faced with the Wallabies, the French coach expects a complicated game: the team led by Mortlock he is "very tight and difficult to maneuver."
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