In the land of the Long White Cloud, the French women's rugby team is advancing without much certainty for the 9th World Cup.
It is with a strongly rejuvenated group and a remodeled staff that the Bleues will launch, at Eden Park (3:15 a.m. on the night of Friday to Saturday, TF1), their competition against South Africa.
And the long preparation of the French - between Marcoussis, Andorra and Nice - did not remove the doubts about their potential: the players of Thomas Darracq did not shine against Italy, with a first success (21-0) and a backhand in stride (26-19).
"We were not at the level,
recognizes the experienced Safi N'Diaye (86 selections),
but we are not worried.
We know what we are capable of.
The group is tight and we were able to work together to find a little finer benchmarks between us
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For this first World Cup with the New Zealand defending champions, the staff of Les Bleues has chosen to play the youth card.
Of the 32 players selected, twelve…
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