The kids did the job.
Cleanly.
Without shine but with efficiency.
Five tries scored for a large victory, 36 to 5, at the expense, it must be admitted, of a weak team from Italy.
A service with two faces for young Roosters.
First borrowed, timid, regularly lost due to lack of automation.
Then more exciting.
“The first half was a bit complicated with players who had a bit of pressure and little collective experience.
In the second half, they managed to gain the upper hand for a 26-0.
It's perfect ”, commented after the meeting a relieved Fabien Galthié.
But not more.
“It's always a challenge to manage to build a team in such a short time.
For now, we are succeeding and we are satisfied.
But it stops there.
The word pride is not the right word.
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If the coach does not add more, it is because he is fully aware of the mission (suicide?) That awaits his team next Sunday at Twickenham (3 p.m.) against England, in the final of this new Cup. fall of the nations.
Forced to do without his new executives because of an absurd regulation, born of the war between the Federation and professional clubs, which limited to three match sheets the mobilization of each Habs for this tour.
The great Blues, so attractive since the beginning of the year, have burned all their credit by beating the Welsh, the Irish and the Scots, and therefore gave way to a host of Marie-Louise: eleven French have thus honored their first Saturday night selection against the Italians!
A test which, in turn, saw Baptiste Serin and Teddy Thomas reach the fateful limit of three games.
They will not be traveling to the suburbs of London.
The English press is ironic about the gruesque situation of the XV of France
The team lined up at Twickenham will therefore be even more inexperienced and experimental.
The staff of the XV of France unveiled Sunday the selected group.
There are still 7 players with zero selection, 11 with a single selection, and finding traces of players with more than 7 selections is not long: they are only two: the ghosts Uini Atonio and Brice Dulin, also very its advantage on Saturday night.
What surprises the English press, which does not miss the opportunity to ironize on the pranks of its best enemy, unable to present its best performing team at the kickoff of a decisive Crunch.
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It is above all an opportunity to rub shoulders with what is done best on the international scene, a beautiful learning
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Matthieu Jalibert
A situation that will not soften, you can be sure, Owen Farrell, the Vunipola brothers and other Maro Itoje.
They started the year 2020 with a stinging defeat against… France.
Seven victories later, the vice-world champions are already scratching their heads at the idea of making the Blues pay for their presumption.
And little did they care that none was on the lawn last February.
They will pay for them ...
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Matthieu Jalibert, who will be in the terrible tussle, however claims not to feed nightmares.
“This final against England will be a very interesting match, a great learning curve for this group.
I don't know if we can say we are afraid.
It is above all an opportunity to rub shoulders with the best on the international scene.
We are motivated by the idea of competing against a formidable team.
It's a chance to be able to assess yourself against this type of team, ”assures the young Bordeaux opening half.
Hoping for intrepid young people that the rejuvenating bath does not turn into a painful bath of acid.
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