Before this memorable evening of November 20, the XV of France remained on 14 defeats in a row against New Zealand, never beaten with such a gap in the score.
This is to say the feat achieved by the players of Fabien Galthié, Saturday (40-25), in a Stade de France roaring with happiness as rarely.
This first success of the Blues against the All Blacks since 2009 has been widely hailed by the international press, not stingy with (deserved) compliments.
Started with The Independent, which evokes the score delivered by the Blues an "exhilarating breeze blowing on an exhausted New Zealand".
ESPN Scrum is having fun with the emotional evening offered by Antoine Dupont's partners.
“A thrilling test-match, which perfectly sums up the French game: an exhilarating blend of
French flair
and power from which Les Bleus have cut off their unfortunate tendency to let matches slip away.
"
A "spectacular parade" within an "incandescent Stade de France"
Dithyrambic on the game proposed by the France team, which has passed four tests and given serious headaches to the Neo-Z, the Irish site Rugby Pass puts on a pedestal a "France which demolishes the All Blacks during a spectacular parade ”, stopping for a moment on the 80-meter counter-attack initiated by Romain Ntamack in the second half. One of the actions of the match: “The match was in balance, France led by two points to 27-25 about twenty minutes from time, before an exceptional counterattack tipped the match in favor of the France ".
While the French XV has apparently marked the spirits two years before the World Cup, at home in France, the Times notes that France-New Zealand will be the opening match of the 2023 World Cup. match is a good indication of what awaits us in France in two years for the World Cup, then the tickets for sale will go away in a few seconds ”, prophesies the Anglo-Saxon media, which this Sunday morning was still full of eyes of this "rugby fireworks display, with France resisting the return of the All Blacks before offering itself an incredible success in an incandescent Stade de France".