Aligned at the hinge this Saturday against New Zealand, Antoine Dupont and Thomas Ramos were upset at the final whistle after the narrow victory of the XV of France (30-29) for its second match of the Autumn Tour.
Teammates at Stade Toulousain, Antoine Dupont and Thomas Ramos were able to further perfect their understanding with the XV of France. Aligned together at the hinge against the All Blacks, the two players were important in the French collective to snatch the victory by one point against the New Zealanders (30-29), who had just defeated England and the Ireland during this Autumn Tour.
On cloud nine after this third success in a row, Ramos did not hesitate to challenge his captain. “It's obviously easier to play with a player like Antoine, who remains a great player and who scares opposing defenses. The players are on him all the time, that leaves more freedom for the players around him to attack. express. He was clean even if he made a few mistakes leaving camp. We won't tell him, we'll tell him on Monday at the debrief,” joked the fly-half at the TF1 microphone.
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“We’ll talk in the showers.”
After hearing his teammate's anger, Antoine Dupont was quick to respond. “It's comfortable for him, it's me who takes all the plays. I know he won't tell me because I know him. He knows that those are the first things I noted “We'll talk in the showers,” retorted the scrum-half, who was delighted with a “great victory” against the New Zealanders (30-29), a “founding success for the rest of the season. our journey”.
“They came with great confidence” and “it’s a great victory,” judged the Toulouse native. “Winning against a big team is foundational for the rest of our journey. Playing the All Blacks is always a huge honor” and “there is nothing more exhilarating than experiencing these last minutes” of the match to keep the score. “It’s the common experience that we have created that serves us in moments like this where even if we are mistreated, we do not panic because we have the keys to turn the match around,” insisted Dupont.
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