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France-Italy: the favorites and claws of our special envoys

2022-02-06T20:32:14.836Z


After the victory of the Blues over the Transalpins at the opening of the Tournament, find out what caught the attention of our rugby specialists.


Favorites

Woki, second line and a half


The UBB flanker has been repositioned in the cage with the XV of France for three matches.

If it sometimes lacks a bit of power upwind, compared to a Bernard Le Roux for example, its activity in the game is overflowing.

He is regularly one of the first to put his hands in the rucks.

In aerial play, however, Cameron Woki has no equal.

A harvest in touch.

For a reconversion which succeeds him rather well.

However, he could return to the third line next Saturday against the solid Irish, in favor of a rougher second batten.

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A Stade de France all fired up


Another great communion with the public.

Highlights.

With the end of the gauges in the stadiums, the tricolor supporters had moved en masse for this first match of the Tournament.

Very happy to find these Blues who had made them vibrate in November by dominating the All Blacks.

Usually, the matches against Italy are far from full.

This Sunday, there were many more spectators than usual.

Proof of the enthusiasm found around the XV of France.

A Marseillaise which now ends a cappella, cries and encouragement even when the Blues were jostled in the first half by the Italians.

For an end to the match in apotheosis with a festival of tests.

The public has found its Blues while waiting for next Saturday's shock against Ireland.

The Italian promises


Of course the Nazionale has bowed again.

For the 33rd time in a row in the Tournament.

But the Italians, carried by a young generation of players and a new coach, showed an attractive, conquering face on Sunday.

In the first half, they largely rivaled the French, jostling them in defense and preventing them from putting their game in place.

“It's difficult to compare with our old matches against France.

Even if the scores are close, this year's game is different from last year's

,” said captain Michele Lamaro.

For his first match at the head of the transalpine team, the New Zealander Kieran Crowley was satisfied:

"Our young players can be proud."

Better days may be ahead.

Claw strokes

A more than sluggish recovery


After their masterful November victory over the All Blacks, Antoine Dupont and his teammates found their way back to competition in this first match of the Tournament.

And the restart was very laborious.

Lack of accuracy and sharpness, approximate choices and faults of all kinds, the Blues were well shaken by the Italians in the first half.

Transalpins aggressive in defense who were only led 18-10 at the break after the test beyond the siren of Villière.

The Dupont-Ntamack hinge was visibly out of pace.

Concerns that were erased on returning from the locker room, in the wake of a dominating pack.

But this was a free warning.

Faced with the Irish who made a strong impression against Wales, such a delay in

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Demba Bamba misses the relay


Entered in the 50th minute in place of Uini Atonio, the young right pillar of LOU missed everything or almost.

Three penalties against him in half an hour.

To his credit no charge for any meter gained on the front line.

And this stubborn impression that Demba Bamba was always out of time in the running game, always behind in the ground battle.

Attention, Mohamed Haouas had been dismissed to be able to be present at his trial on Friday in Montpellier.

Not impossible that the pillar of the MHR is recalled to take over the number 3 against Ireland and thus push Atonio on the bench and Bemba off the score sheet.

Marco Fuser, the forgotten injured


In the 81st minute, the Blues continued to attack the Italian in-goal.

On the last action, concluded by a 3rd try from Gabin Villière, on the opposite wing, Dylan Cretin charges and the Italian substitute Marco Fuser remains on the ground.

KO.

The Italian trainers immediately rush to the bedside of Newcastle's third line.

They are the only ones.

The end of the match is whistled, the stadium shouts its joy, the players of the two teams congratulate each other, the Garibaldi trophy is awarded to the Blues.

Long minutes pass before the rescuers finally realize that they have to bring the stretcher to finally evacuate the unfortunate.

Forgotten by everyone for about ten minutes.

Source: lefigaro

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