As the Blues prepare for the shock against New Zealand, on the occasion of the opening match of the World Cup, Gaël Fickou gave himself up to AFP. And for him, the objective for this World Cup is clear: “The objective, of course, is to win it. Everyone is waiting for this. This has been our objective for four years, we must not hide it. We know all the difficulties we will face. We are not saying that we are going to win it. We say that we will do everything to try to win it, we have been preparing for this for four years. […] We are going to play in front of our public and that is quite extraordinary”.

As for the match against the All-Blacks, present in everyone’s minds, Fickou warns: “We know that it is going to be a complicated match because inevitably, the All Blacks are also preparing and gaining strength. We expect a very big fight. » The Blues will have the first answers on their level and that of their opponents this Friday at the end of the match.

Interview by Nicholas Mc ANALLY