France – All Blacks: “They are special guys”, “Bielle-Biarrey, how fast they are”… Post-match reactions

Fabien Galthié coach of France: “This victory does us a lot of good, the scenario was not ideal at the start of the match. We had problems with conquests, scrums, interceptions… but we kept our backs. This state of mind made the difference. The way we resolved the winning problems and rectified the situation at half-time, we paid off very quickly. What matters is the result and the effectiveness against a team that is playing. together for six months The players didn't give up. It's a prestigious victory tonight. We've worked a lot to get here, we haven't always been rewarded but it shows that we make the right decisions. and the work we are proposing is working. We are very proud of the players. They are special guys.

Antoine Dupont, captain of France: “A scenario like this gives her a lot of joy. The feeling of holding our line at the end of the match is super exhilarating, to know that we are counting on each other. Winning the Blacks is always very strong It's always special to play them, especially here in Paris. It was a difficult match, we made a lot of mistakes in the first half, the second was better. We were able to score on the few opportunities we had. It was the match where we defended the most, we saw in the last action that we still had this appetite and the desire to not give up.

“Very proud of our efforts”

Scott Robertson, New Zealand coach: “I am very proud of our efforts, of everything we did for each other. At one point the game shifted, we should have put more pressure, but the French showed a lot of courage. We wanted keep the ball put pressure on them, that's exactly it, we could have played more on the foot We created opportunities that we didn't materialize, what's going on. Quickly this guy. It’s incredible.”

Scott Barrett, New Zealand captain: “It's an incredible atmosphere, I've been here before, it gives momentum, and when they play well the crowd is behind them. We've seen the strength of France in recent years, at home, they are difficult to beat, they set the pace, we didn't take advantage of our opportunities. In the end, we could have tried to score a try, on penaltouche, but we came back to 1 point, we'll have to see from the cold. if it was a good decision it would be fabulous to come and see Dupont play in New Zealand next year, it would be really cool to be able to play against them.