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The Blues rugby coach delivered his analysis after the success of Antoine Dupont and his teammates against the formidable New Zealanders (30-29) this Saturday, November 16, during the second day of the fall tour.
He made his arguments heard. This Saturday, November 16, the players of the XV of France led by their captain Antoine Dupont, and with coach Fabien Galthié at their head, achieved a major success against the formidable New Zealand All Blacks.
A 30-29 success at the Stade de France (2nd day of the autumn tour), at the cost of a nice tour de force given the intensity of the match. This is how the Blues did not intend to shy away from their pleasure.
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And if Fabien Galthié recognizes that everything was not perfect, especially in the first half, certain criticisms went down less well with the coach. For example, when a journalist, in a post-match press conference, pointed out that the Blues had scored “one more try than the All Blacks (three against two, Editor's note) despite fewer crossings and just under 100 passes against more than 200”.
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Dry response from the coach: “That doesn't mean anything. It's not stats that count in international rugby. What counts, in fact, is the result and then the efficiency. It's true that We played against a team that had been playing together for six months, which was playing its third match (after England and Ireland, Editor's note), and which was well-established and well-oiled. We were three weeks into preparation. match against Japan So we are not going on the. same bases and equal but we have assets that we had identified to be quite pragmatic and do what we could do in three weeks of preparation. knew how to do it despite a very, very negative scenario in the first half. It didn't put us in difficulty and the players didn't give up. It was very positive for three weeks of working together and this prestigious victory. Today.”
Next match for the Blues: France-Argentina, Friday November 22 (9:10 p.m.) at the Stade de France, third and final meeting of this fall tour.
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