We hoped so.
We sensed it.
The answer fell on Saturday evening in a capsized Stade de France.
This XV of France is gaining momentum.
Gain maturity and experience.
The adversary was strong.
European number one, appearing in Paris with a series of nine consecutive victories.
To the point that many presented the XV of Ireland as the favorite of this shock.
Shock there was.
Of extreme intensity.
A constant fight.
Without respite until the 80th minute.
And the Blues won this showdown.
On the front line, the tricolor forwards, rough and brutal, fought back.
A little more, even, advancing regularly on impacts or tackles.
And behind, with a found Antoine Dupont, an untenable Gabin Villière
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a sober but fair Romain Ntamack, the danger was constant.
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For the coach of the XV of Clover, the English Andy Farrell, the disappointment was necessarily great at the end of this defeat (30-24).
Live up to dashed hopes.
But his…
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