Dupont and Galthié spent a disproportionate amount of time at the Six Nations launch in Edinburgh telling everyone who asked just how much they appreciated Jalibert as a player. There were rumours that Jalibert and Dupont haven’t been close, but the French captain said: “I’ve always enjoyed playing with Mathieu Jalibert. Should Irish players have been wrapped in cotton wool ahead of the Six Nations? [ James Ryan eyes ninth Six Nations campaign with focus on French challengeOpens in new window ]Galthié has suggested that he is about to take off the handbrake. “At the beginning of my tenure, I chose conservatism to build collective experience in the France team.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2026 17:11 UTC