Six Nations 2024: France coach Fabien Galthie's job 'absolutely not in danger'

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 on Sunday and 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.

Meanwhile, centre Jonathan Danty will miss the rest of the Six Nations after his red card against Italy.

Danty has been given a five-week suspension after a high tackle on Juan Ignacio Brex. The 31-year-old initially received a yellow card from the on-field referee before the offence was upgraded to a red by the television match official.

France play Wales, who have lost all three Six Nations games this year, and England in their final two matches.

Despite his side's mixed start and some criticism from outside, Galthie goes into the games on the back of a public vote of confidence from the FFR.

"It's not a decision made based on one game, one point and not on a transition period of matches that are difficult," added Grill.

"Fabien Galthie is absolutely not under pressure."

Under Galthie, who was appointed in 2020 and contracted until 2027, 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."