On Saturday it will deviate until Sunday as the autopsy begins in another campaign of the six nations of Scotland to a large extent.
The clock will approach at the local midnight time for when Gregor Towsend appears within the Stade of France to address tonight's game with France and probably also his own future.
The players will be coatus to speak in a mixed media zone when almost certainly they would be back at their hotel or prepare for an early flight home.
The six nations is an exhausting and exhausting competition that offers those in the midst of their little respite. It will become even more difficult next year when the second week of calendar fallow is withdrawn, with five demanding trial matches that will soon be reduced to a six -week block.
The games are thick and fast offering a bit of reach to reflect half the tournament, but that frenzy will stop abrupt when the final whistle turns around 11 pm here in Paris. And from that moment to the beginning of the summer tour, there will be many opportunities to take stock.
Surely he will regret a Scottish perspective, regardless of how the contest is held tonight. If visitors in any way alter the chances of winning and denying France the title, as they did four years ago, then, of course, there will be a lot of euphoria and euphoria.
The Scots came out at the top in a nervous victory over Wales in Murrayfield last time
A heartbreaking defeat at the hands of England ended the opportunities of the six nations of Scotland
Chief coach Gregor Towsend continues to face questions about his future
However, once that initial maximum has decreased, it will also be punched of remorse regarding the opportunities that were previously lost in the tournament, especially on Twickenham when Scotland was the best side for large spells, but I still couldn't find a way to win. Finn Russell will regret its three conversion kicks lost for a while if that scenario happens.
However, the most likely result is that Scotland is revolt by a French herd on a mission to win the championship in front of its own fans and in honor of its affected captain, Antoine Dupont.
If Scotland succumbs to what many believe is their destination, then the bones of another campaign will be collected in which only two victories at home against Wales and Italy are not cliffed. And none of those victories was achieved directly.
Even so, finishing the campaign with a positive note would make the report much easier to support than if Scotland were beaten on the ground for 50 points or more as some fear. Overcrowd France, even if he ends up delivering the title to Ireland or England, he would give reason to optimism that goes to summer and could also temper talk about a regime change.
However, to achieve this, Scotland will surely need to produce something that the almost mythical state has taken in recent years: the 80 -minute performance.
Again and again we have seen this Backline Rip Teams separate while moving the ball through the back to a devastating rhythm, almost inevitably leading to an attempt of Scotland. In Russell, Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham and Duhan Van Der Merwe, Towsen can resort to world -class genuine operators.
However, the problem is that, as a team, they can never sustain that threat during the entire match. That could decrease mentally, a bad physical condition or, most likely, a lack of depth between the replacement strikers that are not at the same level as the initial package.
That last problem will come to light once again tonight. The headlines of Scotland could well defend themselves for the first 50 to 60 minutes, but, when Fabien Gallthie returns to his bank and replaces everyone but one of his strikers, he will let visitors have to start almost again.
Finn Russell puts the final preparations before tonight's clash against France in Paris
France captain, Gregory Alldritt (center), leads players during a training session
And, with respect, the tastes of Ewan Ashman, Will Hurd, Ben Muncaster and Marshall Sykes are simply not at the level of their French counterparts.
Then, Scotland will approach tonight's challenge with caution, but not without reasons or intentions. Gallthie revealed earlier this week that, when the Scots beat France in similar circumstances in 2021, Towsend later told him that the idea of spoiling the party had served as fuel for him and his players.
The chief coach of Scotland tends to be more deference in public and has not made such bullish statements ahead of this, but Russell admits that the opportunity to be “disruptors” is something that is enjoying his return to the city where he spent five years as a racing player of 92.
“It is always a massive challenge that comes here to Stade de France to overcome France,” he admitted. 'They have the title at play and everything to play. With luck, we can interrupt it. But I know it will be a massive challenge. We are going to prepare the best we can for the game and we will see what happens'.
Russell also did not avoid the fact that there will be regrets in the tournament report, regardless of how it goes tonight. 'With luck, we managed to obtain the result. And if we get a victory, then we would probably look back in one of my kicks that could have made us win the title.
'Once it reaches the end of the tournament, you can completely evaluate how it has been and how it has played. And unfortunately, at this level, it is the results.