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Galthie s France aim to come through Boks defeat with Fiji match Estelle.Bronkhorst Fri, 11/14/2025 - 13:00 PARIS - Fabien Galthie s wounded Six Nations champions France host Fiji in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday, looking to get over last weekend s humbling loss to four-time Rugby World Cup winners South Africa. Last Saturday, Galthie was outsmarted by Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus as Les Bleus began their campaign with a humbling loss in Paris, in a repeat outcome of the World Cup quarter-final two years ago in the same stadium. Galthie has now lost four straight games on the bounce, the former captain s worst run of results since he took over in December 2019. We have to be able to come through difficult moments, Galthie told reporters on Thursday. We have experienced a lot together. They are moments that have made us stronger. From Monday, the coaching staff and the players were back to work, the 56-year-old added before the game in Bordeaux. Fiji head to the Stade Atlantique also having suffered a loss last weekend, when they were beaten by England at Twickenham. I think any international team that loses at home are going to be fired up the following week, head coach Mick Byrne told reporters on Thursday. They ve had a loss at home and they re going to be really fired up. South Africa didn t do us any favours, that s for sure, the Australian added.Galthie has recalled two experienced heads in No 8 Gregory Alldritt and lock Charles Ollivon after the loss to the Boks, as he made six changes to his side.

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