Fabienne Galtier is already preparing for the future. On Sunday 12 March, the day after the record-setting and historic success of the XV French Championship at Twickenham that swept England (10:53), the tricolor staff released a list of 14 players called up to prepare for the fifth and final league match. Six Nations v Wales, Saturday 18 March (at 15:45, commentary live on TF1info). Even if they don’t have their own destiny, Ireland’s win in Scotland has made things harder for them, the Blues are still in contention to win the tournament. To hope to retain their crown, Antoine Dupont’s teammates will have to win at all costs, counting on the failure of the “XV du Clover” to take over England in two hours.
The final battle, to which Emmanuel Meafu, first summoned by the XV du Coq, will certainly live far from the lawn of the Stade de France. Called by Marcoussis to prepare for this showdown with the Welshman, the Australian, who was born on 12 July 1998 in New Zealand, will not qualify for a place in the tricolor group. Error in World Rugby regulation point. Arriving in France in December 2018, the second line of the stadium of Toulouse does not meet the requirements in accordance with directive 14 of article 8. If before January 2022 it was enough to live in the country for 36 consecutive months, now 60 are required. However, Meafou will meet this criterion only from November 2023.
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Which thus also deprives him of the World Cup organized in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023. At least for now. For the World Cup, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) could work out a solution with an international body based on the case law of Folau Fakatawa. Last year, when he found himself in a similar situation to Emmanuel Miaf, the Tongan-born scrum half was deemed eligible to play with All black. Barring one, the 24-year-old Toulousin will have to wait until at least the 2024 Tournament to don the blue tunic.
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