Former full back of the French XV and current president of the Biarritz Olympic Rugby Amateur Association, Serge Blanco received
Le Figaro
during a lunch in Bidart, at the Etika restaurant, a stone's throw from Biarritz.
A moment during which he returned to the elimination of the Blues in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, their future, but also the hot topics around the sport which made it king in the 1980s: the criticism around refereeing, the lack of emerging nations in rugby or the evolution of the game and the threats to the health of players.
LE FIGARO.
- With hindsight, what analysis do you make of the failure of the French XV at the World Cup?
Serge Blanco
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- There was the weight of numerous injuries, notably the very damaging one to Paul Willemse.
In the quarter-final lost against South Africa, I am convinced that his contribution would have been interesting.
It would have allowed us to remain in continuity when the replacements took their place...
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