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XV of France: the "finishers" in full light at a crazy end of the match

2021-03-21T17:31:53.821Z


Little used in the defeats against England, the French substitutes were decisive in the breathtaking finish against Wales. 


Neologism.

Like what the XV de la Rose does, we no longer speak of substitutes for the French team but of "finishers".

"We chose this word to finish the matches well," Gaël Fickou explained before the match against the XV du Poireau.

Their role is as important as that of those who start the match, they bring freshness and finish the job. "

Saturday, at the end of an anthology game, the French bench gave a huge boost, greatly participating in the collective effort to overthrow the Welsh who led by ten points ten minutes from the end.

Among the winning entries, third row Anthony Jelonch shone with his punch and physical density.

“Even if we were still really badly started with five minutes from the end since we were behind by ten points, we were looking for victory with guts.

The replacements made a crazy entrance, ”appreciates the flanker of Castres, launched in the 50th minute in place of a rather discreet Dylan Cretin.

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After the infuriating defeat conceded to England at Twickenham (23-20), Fabien Galthié and his staff were singled out for not having used all of their living forces while the Blues had, obviously, need a second wind.

In the "Temple of rugby", Anthony Jelonch, Baptiste Serin and Romain Ntamack did not come into play, although they could have brought new blood against the English.

Against the Welsh, the bench of the XV of France was this time used.

And determining.

There were first two facts of the match, two injuries, which led to early changes, not necessarily foreseen: those of Swan Rebbadj (22nd minute) in place of Romain Taofifenua, hit in the knee, then the replacement of Matthieu Jalibert (concussion) by Romain Ntamack (30th).

Serin's composure

Surely frustrated not to have come into play during the last two games of the Blues, the scrum-half Baptiste Serin (entered in the 74th) was able to guide his people, with calm and control, in the last moments of the game.

“The end of the game is a lot of emotion and composure.

Baptiste (Serin) brought a lot of composure, underlines Swan Rebbadj, who only honored his second selection.

The team did not give up.

We were motivated and it paid off.

I didn't expect to be home so early.

These are the hazards of sport.

Today, it smiles on me.

I am happy and proud for the team. ”

“We didn't give up.

There was frustration on these refused tests, given the debauchery of energy, but we had to quickly move on and transform this frustration into good energy

Arthur vincent

Another strong man at the end of the match, the center of Montpellier Arthur Vincent brought his gas and fluidized the tricolor attacks after his entry in the 57th minute, in place of Teddy Thomas.

It is he who perfectly shifts Brice Dulin on the try to win.

“At the end of the match, we remained determined, we believed in it to the end with the words of our leaders, Charles (Ollivon), he says.

We didn't give up.

There was frustration over these refused attempts, given the debauchery of energy, but we had to quickly move on and turn this frustration into good energy. ”

Ability to knock over a mountain

Fabien Galthié, after this brilliant stroke, underlined “the capacity to go for this victory despite everything, despite all the obstacles that there were in this part.

Despite the fate, the team believed in their star, in their destiny, in their ability to overthrow the mountain that was there.

She did not leave the match, she could have, on several occasions, because it was sometimes difficult to understand everything that was going on… ”But no time to be intoxicated, hardly to savor.

“You have to go down quickly to switch to the next match against Scotland, insists Arthur Vincent.

It's a huge challenge that presents itself to us with a fabulous thing to look for. ”

Together.

For the 23 players who will set foot on the Stade de France lawn next Friday.

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Source: lefigaro

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