Fabien Galthié, Italy and France

France rugby boss Galthié jettisons stars for Six Nations clash in Italy
France head coach Fabien Galthié swung the axe on star players Mathieu Jalibert and Damien Penaud as part of his attempt to relaunch his squad's tilt for the 2025 Six Nations title in Italy on Sunday.
Galthié axes Penaud and Jalibert from France team to face Italy in Six Nations
Backs Damian Penaud and Matthieu Jalibert have been axed from France’s team to play Italy on Sunday in the Six Nations.
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Fabien Galthie has swung the selection axe and made drastic changes to his matchday squad for France's Six Nations clash against Italy.
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France will be out to re-establish their Six Nations title credentials as they face Italy in Rome. A damaging defeat to England in their last outing dashed the grand slam dreams of Fabien Galthie’s side,
France drop Penaud and Jalibert for Italy match
Star wing Damian Penaud and fly-half Matthieu Jalibert are dropped from France's side to face Italy in the Six Nations on Sunday.
France opt for bold Springboks-style tactic as Damian Penaud and Matthieu Jalibert dropped for Italy clash
France coach Fabien Galthie has swung the selection axe after his side’s Six Nations defeat to England with wing Damian Penaud and fly half Matthieu Jalibert omitted for the encounter with Italy. The pair are among those to pay the price for an error-ridden performance at Twickenham that saw France’s hopes of a grand slam go up in smoke.
Galthie swings the axe on Penaud and Jalibert as French look to get back on track in Rome
The decision came after Les Tricolores made sloppy handling errors and missed tackles in a 26-25 loss at Twickenham two weeks ago as Galthie also opts for a Springboks-style 7-1 split on the bench
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