6 Nations Tournament 2024: “France-Ireland ? I'm going to be anti-everyone, but I see the Irish”, predicts Christian Labit, co-coach of Montpellier

Le co-entraîneur du MHR Christian Labit (à droite, au côté de l'ancien sélectionneur Bernard Laporte) pronostique une victoire irlandaise. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

Le co-entraîneur du MHR, Christian Labit, redoute le rouleau compresseur irlandais et prédit une défaite de la France en ouverture du Tournoi. 

While the MHR is entirely focused on its trip to La Rochelle, Saturday at Marcel-Deflandre in Top 14, it's the France-Ireland summit, opening the 6 Nations Tournament , Friday evening in Marseille, which stirs everyone's minds, three months after the World Cup.

First nation in the world ranking, holder of the Grand Slam in 2023, Ireland, even without the newly retired Jonny Sexton, remains a formidable grinding machine. Eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup (24-28 defeat against the All Blacks), the XV du Trèfle intends to surprise the Blues, who were also crushed in the quarter-finals (28-29 defeat against South Africa) .

Tisseron and Camara vote for the Blues

How will the two teams have digested their major disappointment ? Julien Tisseron, the back/winger of the MHR is convinced that the team will be able to react and predicts a 24- 17 in favor of the Tricolores. Same optimism for the third line Yacouba Camara, even if for him "it will be very tight". 

If the Irish put the cursor as they are capable of doing, they will cause us a lot of problems

The discordant voice came from co-coach Christian Labit, for whom the Irish steamroller should make the difference: "Frankly, I see the Irish, assures- he.  I'm going to come across as anti-everyone, because everyone wants the Blues to win but, if the Irish put the cursor as they are capable of doing, they will pose a lot of problems for us. worries. They are used to seeing each other on a daily basis and remaining united, whereas we were a little scattered, we had a headache, the players came back to the club. We are able to contain them, but…"

One thing is certain: the MHR players will all be in front of their TV on Friday evening.      & nbsp;