The left pillar of the All Blacks, holder during the first two tests against the XV of France, said that he did not see himself for the time being leaving New Zealand, even if an adventure in France could interest him in the future.
Ethan de Groot and the All Blacks take up colors. After a 2023 World Cup where they failed at a small point in the supreme title, a year 2024 marked by a second place in rugby championship and a defeat against the Blues in November, the New Zealanders launched their season well by winning twice against the Blues.
Holder in the two successes, the left pillar Ethan de Groot confided to AFP on the first two test match, in particular on his 31st selection where he made undergo his law in Georges-Henri Colombe : “Experience has a lot in a test match. The French are still finding their bearings is a young team. What you demand from the All Blacks is to be able to move everywhere on the field. Raise itself quickly, to be mobile … I believe that sometimes, All Blacks are a little more mobile than other first lines.”
I love how fans live rugby in France
At 26, the faithful pillar of the Highlanders, who finished in the last position of the super rugby, extended his contract until 2027 with the New Zealand Federation. Until the next World Cup, where he will be 28 years old. Before flying to a freelance in France? De Groot does not say no … “I still have some scars of the World Cup that I would like to erase (The World Cup has played in France, editor’s note)so yes, maybe one day I will take a few more pounds and I will go to play in France. We will see … I love to see how fans live rugby there and support their teams. “
