Jo Maso Quotations

The case of Martin is less serious. He has a fever, but he is under treatment and was feeling better today and we hope he will resume training tomorrow.

If he plays and he's not at 100 per cent, the injury will worsen. We need to have guarantees and not take any risks.

The team had a very good second half against the Italians, and we want to continue to forge ahead to beat the English.

We just talked to Thomas, he said he had fully recovered and would play at the weekend with his Saracens club. Thomas made a brilliant comeback in November. He can play at fly-half, centre or full-back - for the time being we think of him as a full-back.

We wanted to select him in July and in November but he was ruled out through injuries. We are glad to give him a new opportunity to prove his worth.

We decided to rely on the players who gave us full satisfaction in November against South Africa and Australia when they were available.

Christophe was injured in November. He is one of our best wings. We want to win the Six Nations because it's a true competition and we want to field the best players available.

Frederic has been in pain for a month but he has played very good games with Toulouse in the Heineken Cup and the French championship and we are confident he will be at his best.

Olivier was not catastrophic against the English but he was responsible for three of the penalties the referee awarded against us. When he gets too wound up it's a bad time so it's time for a look at the (others).

We will count on the team from November but competition still exists within the group and that's for the best.