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Unable to find this fantasy ” French flair “ that the supporters of the British Isles would both see the risen (but preferably against a rival nation), the XV of France could at least take advantage of having the best defense of Six Nations with only two trials cashed until Saturday, March 21. Suffice to say that register five to England, as he did that day at Twickenham, should have mechanically secure the win. Unfortunately this fire attack was weighted down with a wrecked defense that conceded no fewer than seven trials …
Philippe Saint-André’s men are inclined to score Basketball (55-35) , carried by a “white fury” (“white fury”), which had the merit of being contagious. Delighted with the spectacle of both sides, local fans were renting at the exit of the stage “French folly” , together with the white fury made the 99 th a crunch summit, and unbridled orgy. What largely console the second place in the final standings of the tournament.
routs DEFENSIVE
This last day of the Six Nations was also placed under the sign of the defensive rout, on any terrain. It began in the early afternoon by a Caporetto in Rome Italy, largely beaten by the Blues in his Olympic Stadium the previous week (29-0) renewed its open house before the Welshman (61-20 ). The result annihilated anyway surrealist French hopes yet to win the tournament.
Two hours later, Scotland suffered a Dunbar to Edinburgh to Ireland (40-10) and harvested spoon wood with five games and as many defeats in this edition. Green warriors were then ideally placed to retain their title, unless the English make short work of the late Blues afternoon.
It was the intention clearly expressed by teammates Chris Robshaw when the bearded captain harangued them. Two minutes were enough to scrum-half Ben Youngs to flatten the ball into the opponent’s end, helped by a suicidal transmission opener Jules Plisson. A Waterloo loomed in britton din. But against all odds, he ceased immediately interrupted by two consecutive trials of the opponent, first with a fantastic ride Sébastien Tillous-Borde then an overflow winger Noa Nakaitaci. The French were surprised to lead 15-7 at Twickenham, which resounded La Marseillaise. Without the maddening clumsiness Plisson at the poles, they would have even been able to take off.
“WE CUT OXYGEN”
But “the strategy of England was to leave the ball in play to cut off our oxygen,” commented Yannick Bru, coach of the French forwards. Rose sounded the charge to regain the advantage at halftime (24-15). First by a ticking aggression and unsanctioned giant Courtney Lawes on the unfortunate Plisson, then a points deluge. At the foot with surgical precision fly half George Ford (same type number 10 which France could use), hand thanks to the races and tricks Youngs, the man of the match.
The first period was crazy, the second would be delusional. Upon resumption, an essay by Maxime Mermoz pulled one to five points. Forced to score more and more, the English still quickened the pace this time with winger Jack Nowell as finisher, the imperturbable Ford pursuing his faultless. Five minutes from the final whistle, Twickenham capsized: 6 points only lacked the English to be sacred. But it was the Irish, French allies for the occasion, which sabred Guinness at Murrayfield.
FIVE POINTS Strikes
The jubilation also prevailed in London but in both camps. “We did reminders in our 22 meters, we scored tries, we had fun, welcomed the South African back of the XV of France Scott Spedding. There we miss not much, just trust “. Still under the spell of the offered show, his coach, Philippe Saint-André, would have almost forgotten that his team was still inclined twenty points. All smiles, he praised “a great game of rugby,” his protégés was “big too,” “We were coming to play rugby, the English too since they had to score a lot. People who were at the stadium does not regret having bought their ticket. “
Of course, he failed to ” a little control and great lucidity “, conceded PSA, deploring the ” fifteen points “ wasted on penalties or transformations. Anyway, the crunch delivered a “sports education” : those who doubted the French are “able to play rugby”
“IN TRUE”
For this is the next deadline that should now be looking at. “The World Cup starts from tomorrow has announced St. Andrew. I think that is right but we need to progress, especially on reactivity. “ This projection towards the great competition, scheduled in England from September 18 to October 31, serves to remove any balance Six Nations.
Bowing against the top three Northern Hemisphere (Ireland, England and Wales), France still redoubles fourth. This is the place it occupied in 2014 and in 2012 (not in 2013, where she finished last). She has never done better since taking St. Andrew office in December 2011. Five weeks ago, she lost one point the final of the World Cup against New Zealand in Auckland and it would be incorrigible optimist to believe that such a course could happen again in the autumn in England.
“It speaks to me of the statistics that are bad, but I do not care , swept PSA. I told the players that we have a big database, and we are not far from the best teams in the world. This requires a lot of work and investment. “
WORLD HAS ALREADY BEGUN
English side, the assistant coach Andy Farrell has declared ” disappointed and sad “. “The title has eluded us six points, but the service was outstanding today and it is good that we play under pressure. “
In fact, this victory gave the unofficial kickoff of the festival will be the World Cup. Before the game, there was a succession of patriotic hymns, the inevitable Pomp and Circumstance Elgar with great fanfare and Jerusalem by William Blake ( ” Bring Me My Chariot of Fire “) interpreted by Laura Wright, the official soprano of the competition. Another cart, that of Swing Low Sweet Chariot immediately took over in the stands before the outbreak mini fireworks heralding the huge bouquet will be the event.
With this resounding victory in that crisp crunch, which will be followed by two others in preparation of the World (August 15, again at Twickenham a week later at the Stade de France), morale on the island is rosy. Coach Stuart Lancaster has declared “confident for the future: beat France’s never easy, so do it by twenty points behind …” . The British Lion, natural claiming the crown, bomb already torso.
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