Video. Rugby World Cup 2023 / French XV – “We have to stop with the: ‘Flament-Woki, it’s light!'”
In the Third Half which followed South Africa – Ireland, our journalist Tristan Failler uttered a rant, against a preconceived idea. Although very mobile, Flament and Woki are not “light” however.
On September 23, Ireland won against South Africa with a score of 13 to 8. A tough encounter where the collisions were impressive, as much as the intensity displayed by the two teams during the 80 minutes. The Springboks could find the XV of France during the quarter-finals. The South Africans have a very solid forward pack, and, above all – this is what gets people talking – a bench with seven forwards for a single three-quarter.
Two aerial profiles
This harshness could be very damaging to the France team in the event of a clash during the final stages of the World Cup. One sector is singled out: the second line. With the injury to Paul Willemse, it is Cameron Woki and Thibaud Flament who occupy these two positions. But they both have aerial and running profiles of number 4, not the physical density to be a number 5. But, according to journalist Tristan Failler, this will not pose any problems for Fabien Galthié’s players, he said. reacted in the Third Half: “We have to stop with the: Flament-Woki, it’s light!” For him, there is no need to start Romain Taofifenua, these two players can compete with Eben Etzebeth or Franco Mostert.
