The Basque Imanol Harinordoquy will start the match against England at the flanker position to leave the number eight Sebastien Chabal. A position he has held more often in the Olympic Biarritz although he admits to have less affinity for this new role.
"I do not expect necessarily to change." Imanol Harinordoquy was therefore surprised at the first choice of Marc Lievremont drag it to the post-graduate line to face the English at Twickenham. "We did not discuss but it is true that I often played in the third line this season with Biarritz." At club level, he leaves the corridor Lakafia Raphael, whose meteoric rise in recent months is a new attraction of the championship. In the Blues, Sébastien Chabal, repositioned in the third line center since the autumn tour, which prompted the coach attempted Harinordoquy experience in number 7.
However, Basque does not consider a conversion to long term: "This is not a position makes me really want. I prefer to play number eight because I think it be more efficient. This is where I can bring more to the team. "But the player who has 65 caps, captain face Fiji in November, said he was ready to meet this new challenge:" For this game, it does not bother me because there will be the battle with great barbaque stirring. I love when it stings. "
" A compromise between aggressive and lucidity "
Imanol Harinordoquy knows he will be served Saturday at Twickenham where French defense is expected after two performances mixed. And he and Thierry Dusautoir have much to do with an English team who does not hesitate to send their wingers near areas of conflict. Rapid and dynamic players on their feet, like Ashton or Foden, to find intervals in the midst of opposing forwards. "It will be important to put more physical engagement in Ireland, although we must be somewhat penalized. We're going to attack the English attack while arriving to keep our nerves. There is a tradeoff between aggression and lucidity not to fall into stupidity. The boundary is often thin. "
If Imanol Harinodoquy has incorporated the issues of his change of position, the question remains whether this new association in the third line can take the shock against a team of England full of confidence. The last trial of Marc Lievremont to the position of flanker at Twickenham (Chabal at number 7) had ended in bitter failure. Answer this Saturday.
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