Experimental and composed in just a few days, this XV of France Bis managed to reverse the course of a match long dominated by the English. Thanks to the depth of its workforce and a remarkable state of mind in such conditions.
At the time of play, We didn’t really see how this XV of France bis was going to be able to reverse the course of things In Twickenham: this selection, oh so experimental, seemed to lack too many benchmarks, individually and collectively; She couldn’t get her hands on the ball more for some time; And, not to fix anything, she had not been helped by the arbitration of Hollie Davidson who had granted a “bunker” of the last chance to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso where direct red seemed obvious.
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Then, there was this flash, the second of the part of the tricolor side after that having brought the test of Hugo Auradou: Léo Berdeu received a candle, Émilien Gailleton sailed at high speed in the defense and Nolann Le Garrec concretized the movement. If a clearing at the head of Cameron Woki finally invalidated the realization and caused the numerical inferiority of the Habs, this action has revived the confidence and the flame of visitors: yes, they were able to reverse the game, to undermine their rival. At 14 against 15, the residents of France A then found vital resources in the last twenty minutes: human resources, already, with impactful entrants, like Demba Bamba, domineering in Malée, Paul Mallez, author of the third test, and Baptiste Jauneau, overflowing with energy; But also mental resources that allowed them not to crack, stay in the match and then wear the estocade. On arrival, on two convincing sequences of the forwards, the Blues found the fault, Antoine Hastoy’s boot adding the decisive points to a victory that comes from far away.
At the end of a little rhythmic match, the French team won 26 to 24 in Twickenham against England XV. Whatever the way, a crunch is won.
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Such a precious pool
For this collective built in a hurry-as the staff was able in any case-the challenge was size, even if the English were also reworked in the absence of lions: managing to find coherence and cohesion with players with little common experience, some do not evolve, what is more, at their favorite position (Alivereti Duguivalu and Mickaël Guillard). But, once again, we were able to judge and appreciate, on parts, the depth of the French pool: Émilien Gailleton proved again that he had everything of a power holder of the real French team, Antoine Hastoy and Nolann Le Garrec, forgotten this year, remain more than credible candidates, the novice Tyler Duguid is cut for this level …
So many promises that will soon face a completely different adversity: the All Blacks. Faced with whom we will have to be much more consistent and consistent, over time.
