Sébastien Chabal mixed with Matthieu Jalibert’s performance against Australia

Academic in the first period, then sharp in attack in the second, Matthieu Jalibert brushed aside some doubts about his ability to replace Romain Ndamak at the helm of the French XV, who was ruled out of the World Cup with a fracture. left knee during the Blues’ last Test against Australia last Sunday. In comments made at Canal Rugby Club, Sebastien Chabal praised the defensive performance of the UBB fly half, while pointing out the lack of contact with Antoine Dupont.

“The first half was still boring. Not much continuity, unfortunately not many connections”

“He didn’t get a lot of the ball. In the first half, there should have been three links between Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert, but I think it was a tactical choice. In the game launches, we saw Antoine Dupont often go in search of a center or a winger. The first half was still boring. Unfortunately a lot No connections, not a lot of continuity. But we’ve seen it two or three times, Antoine Dupont will trigger a fast ball. It’s a game that Matthieu Jalibert appreciates, he’s the first support, he’s there, he provides continuity, he plays. I find him interesting, especially in defence. We find ourselves We’re asking ourselves questions, it’s not Romain Ntamak as a defender, but a couple of times he’s coming back and working to break up the Australian attack. I see he’s interested in this defensive work.”