France head coach Fabien Galthie is “absolutely not in danger” of losing his job, says French Rugby Federation president Florian Grill.
Galthie’s side drew with Italy in the Six Nations in Lille on Sunday after Italy’s Paolo Garbisi missed a penalty with the last kick of the game.
France are fourth in the table after three games.
“I am a manager. I am not the type of person to make swift changes due to pressure,” Grill told AFP.
“It’s not a decision made based on one game, one point and not on a transition period of matches that are difficult.
“Fabien Galthie is absolutely not under pressure.”
Under Galthie, who was appointed in 2020, France won the Grand Slam in 2022 and lost only twice in almost two years before last year’s World Cup in France.
However, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by South Africa and were thumped 38-17 by Ireland in their Six Nations opener before a controversial win over Scotland.
France captain and former world player of the year Antoine Dupont opted against taking part in this year’s Six Nations to play sevens in the hope of winning Olympic gold this summer in Paris.
“There’s a big transition period to manage. It’s not done overnight,” said Grill.
“You have to give them time. The message is resilience, solidarity, work.”
France play Wales, who have lost all three Six Nations games this year, in Cardiff on 10 March.
