Tour of the XV of France in New Zealand. “There is Antoine Dupont at Cameron Roigard” launches Beauden Barrett

You seemed particularly moved on Saturday evening, during the hymns. Meanwhile, For what reason?

Have you noticed? Therefore, (He suspends his sentence) Yes, it’s always a moving moment for me. Therefore, At 34. In addition, I never know when my last match will happen and have my brothers by my side in these moments makes this even more intense. For example, It was very strong, yes …

In the first period. Nevertheless, the referee, Christophe Ridley, sanctioned tour xv france new zealand. you with a yellow card for an in front that he considered deliberate. Furthermore, Was it really?

Oh no, not at all. This was not intentional. In my opinion, it was just a reaction. In reality, I didn’t even have time to think about how I was going to intercept the ball. On this one, I was rather ready to make a tack.

Saturday evening, L‘attack New Zealand was more efficient than Dunedin, a week earlier. How do you explain it?

In international rugby, the defenses are increasingly aggressive and that of the French team is obviously no exception. From then on. we tried Wellington to inspire ourselves from rugby to 13, where the line takes more and more depth to achieve its movements. At the Sky Stadium. it worked well and we marked beautiful tests: I also had the impression that it was tour xv france new zealand. a beautiful match, in a global way. We must continue on this path and accelerate again, during the third Hamilton test.

Is the French team presented against you last week in Dunedin, was better than this?

I don’t know. What do you think? In terms of performance, I think that on our side, we have in any case been better than in Dunedin. We started the match on a much better tempo. behind that, we have always managed to maintain the pressure on our opponents. Over the games, we are gaining power and it is rewarding. We are still on our guard because these young French people represent a real challenge for us: in the second period. they made us go back.

The combination you form hinge With Cameron Roigard, the scrum half of the Hurricanes, is increasingly efficient. What can you tell us tour xv france new zealand. about it?

I like the sensitivity and instinct of Cameron Roigard, on the ground. He is very fast and creative, around rucks: in this sense, there is Antoine Dupont in him. And then, Cameron played very well at Wellington. He put the triangle of the French background under pressure. But he like me obviously took advantage of the very good job of our forwards to free ourselves from space. time.