Trip to Cardiff this weekend will be a test of Les Bleus’ fragility when they leave their home in Paris
The French revolution this week moves beyond the skirmish stage. Home victories over England and Italy put Les Bleus on top of the Six Nations 10 years after they last finished a campaign in that position, but the test is whether they have found a cure for their travel problems.
France’s decline in the 2010s was stark. When they won the grand slam in 2010, their record in the 11 seasons of the Six Nations was 41 victories and 14 defeats. In the nine campaigns since then, they have lost three more matches than they have won and their only away victories since defeating Scotland in 2014 have come in Rome.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/feb/20/fabien-galthie-will-get-time-to-revive-france-and-time-is-on-his-side under the title “The Breakdown | Fabien Galthié will get time to revive France and time is on his side”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
