Serge Blanco’s test record in the blue jersey, threatened by Damian Penaud, is expected to survive a few weeks. According to our information, confirming those of Midi Olympique, the UBB winger will not play the third game of the XV of France in this Six Nations tournament on Sunday in Italy. A choice of Fabien Galkié and his staff, endowed on Monday in Marcoussis, who was not satisfied with the match delivered by the winger in Twickenham during the defeat (26-25) against England ten days ago.
If the 28-year-old winger (53 selections) scored a test and issued a decisive pass for his partner in Bordeaux-Bègles Louis Bialle-Biarrey during the crunch, he also distinguished himself by a very beautiful Opportunity to test at the heart of the first period and a very disappointing defensive investment, with five missed tackles on the seven tempted for the 80 minutes spent on the lawn.
Consequence: the interested party should not even be in the group that will fly Thursday for Italy. He should be made available to his club on Wednesday evening, after the day’s training session, and could play the day Top 14 against his former Clermont club on Sunday evening.
He could make his return against Ireland
A way to prick its pride, while the XV of France is no longer in a position to make the Grand Colem but can still win this Six Nations tournament. Confirmation of the management set up during the November tour, where several executives like Charles Ollivon and Grégory Alldritt had been sent to the stands.
Penaud, victim of a pulmonary infection, had missed these three international meetings before declaring forfeit, hit in an toe, for the launch of the Six Nations Tournament against Wales at the end of January. A short -lived return for the player, who should be replaced by the winger of Pau Théo Attissogbe, already aligned against the XV of the leek, in Rome. But Damian Penaud could return to Dublin, in two and a half weeks, for the shock against Ireland.