Elected man of the match after the victory of the French XV against Argentina (37-23), this Friday, November 22, Charles Ollivon was satisfied after the meeting at the microphone of TF1. “It’s just fun. Three matches, three victories. We finished well in front of our audience. We knew that the start of the match was going to be crucial. We know the Argentinians. They want it even more when they come to France than when they play at home. »
Thomas Ramos, also a satisfaction in 10
Charles Ollivon was excellent in defense with 18 tackles made on the pitch at the Stade de France for an 80% success rate in the exercise. Above all, it was he who recovered the ball transformed into a try by Louis Bielle-Biarrey shortly after the hour mark (58') where he blocked two kicks.
Same story with Thomas Ramos. Repositioned at number 10 throughout this autumn tour, the full-back fulfilled his obligations perfectly. An experience that he appreciated even if he wanted to remind us where he usually worked. “90% of the time I play at fullback, there the choice was to put myself 10. So there you have it, when I'm given responsibilities I have to assume them. These are the choices of coaches, we are here to respect them,” he explained, still on TF1.
Fabien Galthié feels that this team is taking shape. By having opened his group, without crystallizing the places of certain people in the starting XV or on the bench. “I think there are only winners: the team is a group of 42 players. We decided to do a rotation… The winners are the players from the France team. They all scored points in their own way. The more emulation and competition we have, the better the team will be. We must pay tribute to them because they succeeded in forming a framework”he indicated, making one thing clear: “It was the start of the World Cup in 3 years. The page on the 2023 World Cup has definitely turned.”
“We go out with your victories”, relishes Bielle-Biarrey
Louis Bielle-Biarrey, winger of the XV of France and author of a try during the victory over Argentina 37-23 Friday evening, at the microphone of TF1: “We are three out of three for this tour so we are really happy, that was the objective and now we will be able to enjoy this evening. It's nice to score, it's nice to be there, to play in front of an almost full stadium, it's just nice (in the three matches of the autumn tour). Japan was a little upgrade, let's say, a little upgrade. Then after the Blacks where we were hot and we fought until the end. And there we had a great first half, a second half a little more mixed but we came out with three victories. I have the impression that we have nevertheless gained momentum, so I am very happy.”
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