France – Italy (24-0): the first successful steps for the Bleues in the World Cup

A successful setting up. Similarly, Costle at start -up, then rising in power over time and ending at full speed, almost without opposition. However, The Bleues fulfilled their contract by dominating Italy (24-0) this Saturday evening at Exeter. Similarly, when they enter the track in the pool D of the World Cup. In addition, Solid. Therefore, more compact, the XV of France took the measure of a confused and clumsy adversary by being patient on the lawn of the Sandy Park, a small stadium whose 12,000 places had not all found takers. For example,

This first round was a contact. Furthermore, Rather muscular for a good half hour and then much softer then. Furthermore, The rest of the group stage will be even less rough for the Habs. Meanwhile, The Brazilians. Furthermore, whom they will france – italy (24-0): first face on Sunday August 31, like the South Africans, seven days later, cannot afford to compete with them.

The lens of the Blue is a little more distant. If all happens logically. the players of the Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz tandem should meet the English route in the semi-finals, the big favorites of the competition that they have not beat since 2018, that is to say a series in progress of sixteen meetings.

Their glass ceiling is in the semi-finals of the World Cup at the moment. They have never been able to break it in nine editions since the creation of the event in 1991. Except in 1998 where they had not crossed the quarters, they have always failed at this stage of the competition.

This first match against a catchy Italian team. which had also france – italy (24-0): first given a lot of worries to the Blue before giving in to her house (21-34) on April 19 during the Six Nations tournament, had everything. The hesitations and tricolor inaccuracies first made their domination sterile.

Then, little by little, taking advantage of Italian offerings, Manae Feleu and his teammates were more dangerous. The three-quarter center. Cocapitani Marine Household found itself in a position to score but it was surrounded and returned when flattening (19th).

It was therefore necessary to wait half an hour of play to finally see their counter open. on a raid by Joanna Grisez. The Bordeaux stadium wing has come to infiltrate its right wing among the three-quarters on the left. toasted the Italian defense politeness, eliminating three players and reflecting the Aryssa of Inca wing before flattening in the in-goal (7-0, 28th).

“There are france – italy (24-0): first of course a lot of details to be paid again. there have been small waste but we did not lack envy,” said Marine Ménager after the final whistle. The DNA of this team is the defense and we did not take any points. »»

Just before half-time. Morgane Bourgeois missed a try by flattening at the same time as Allyssa D’a Inca after juggling in the air of her Ailier Kelly Arbey but the opening half transformed a penalty in the process which allowed the Habs to shoot at halftime with an advantage in the score more in accordance with their domination (10-0).

Upon returning from the locker room, the Blue did not let their opponents breathe. Printing a sustained rhythm. betting on the power of their pack, they quickly found the opening, on a load of the first Assia Khalfaoui line france – italy (24-0): first (17-0, 45th). Enough to knock out for good Italians that are too clumsy and physically exceeded. On the red carpet rolled out in front of them. it was a red helmet that added its grain of salt. The third line Charlotte Escudero concluding a movement of almost ten playing times (24-0, 62nd). “With a state of mind like this, we are going to go very far,” says Cocapitani Manae Feleu.