France gear up for New Zealand clash without ‘weight of expectations’

Head coach Fabien Galthie and Antoine Dupont attended a press conference to announce France’s Rugby World Cup squad today.

Les Bleus will also have to do without prop Cyril Baille and fly-half Romain Ntamack, who are missing out on the tournament through injury. Friday’s match will be a different affair in a different context, but Galthie insisted his team are ready for a celebration.“We don’t have an eight on our shoulders. We’re light, very light, and very happy to play this game and start against New Zealand.”

New Zealand won the Four Nations but their last test turned into a nightmare as they suffered a 35-7 record defeat by South Africa at a neutral Twickenham last month.“Maybe they were tired from their trip and some of them were scared to get injured,” blindside flanker Francois Cros said. Scrum-half and captain Dupont is also wary of the threat the All Blacks, who thrashed Les Bleus 62-13 in the 2015 World Cup quarterfinals.

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