6 Women’s Nations – The scores of Les Bleues against England: Pauline Bourdon-Sansus tried everything, Assia Khalfaoui was expensive

15. Emilie Boulard: 4/10

Despite a good start to the match and an interesting placement at the back of the field, Emilie Boulard was intercepted on a risky restart in the first half. A test with serious consequences and which allowed the English to widen the gap in the score… She was replaced by the “sevenist” Chloé Jacquet at the hour mark.

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14. Anne-Cécile Ciofani: 4/10

Anne-Cécile Ciofani, deprived of balls in attack, was rather neutral throughout this meeting. She made a rather clumsy advance under a return that was apparently easy to control and on the outside, never managed to outflank those opposite her…

13. Nassira Konde: 5/10

Just like Anne-Cécile Ciofani, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles striker had far too little ammunition to express herself in this game of movement where she usually does wonders. Too bad, as she proved the full extent of her talent, on one of her only balls, at the hour mark…

12. Gabrielle Vernier: 5/10

If she sometimes suffered from the enormous English impacts, Gabrielle Vernier also stood out by flattening the first French attempt, following a superb home run. Exemplary, despite the magnitude of the score.

11. Marine Ménager: 5/10

We ultimately saw little of Marine Ménager, throughout the meeting. And it’s a shame, given the power it gives off… Author of a magnificent attempt in the first period, she then put down her counterpart with a lightning acceleration and a commotion of the same ilk. She did it again at the end of the match, taking advantage of an assist from Anne-Cécile Ciofani to score a double.

10. Queyroi Lina: 4/10

With Lina Queyroi (100% against the poles), the French team finally has a precise scorer. Alas, we regret regarding the number 10 of this French team that it does not have straighter races, when it launches the French attacks. His shoulders turned outward too often give decisive indications to the opposing defense.

9. Bourdon-Sansus Pauline: 5/10

By caricaturing to the extreme, one would almost say that the best player of this Crunch was French on Saturday evening and her name was Pauline Bourdon-Sensus. What punch, what flair and what class, on this thirty-meter pass in full swing to offer Marine Ménager the second French try, in the first act!

7. Gaëlle Hermet: 4/10

Gaëlle Hermet is courageous and determined. But like her teammates, she often suffered from impacts, struggling to advance with the ball in hand or on tackles. She was replaced shortly after the hour mark by Emeline Gros, her teammate from Grenoble.

8. Romane Ménager: 4/10

Romane Ménager is, with Madoussou Fall, the most powerful player in the French XV. Closely watched by the English defense, she was however less in sight with the ball in hand than usual, at Chaban-Delmas.

6. Charlotte Escudero: 4/10

Although courageous, she nevertheless experienced some notable delays in supporting the ball carriers in the first half. Charlotte Escudero, more prominent in the second act, knows she can do much better.

5. Madoussou Fall: 5/10

The giant Union Bordeaux-Bègles had some good moments in this match, biting into the opposing line with gusto and knocking down a few English players on impact. But faced with this very well organized defense, it was undeniably less dominant than usual…

4. Manae Feleu: 4/10

Although convincing in combat, the captain of the XV of France did not have a sufficient impact in the running game to compete with the English power. She gave up her place in the second period to Clara Joyeux, who then replaced the excluded Khalfaoui.

3. Assia Khalfaoui: 3/10

Very active in the running game and strong in scrum, Assia Khalfaoui was unfortunately guilty of a dangerous clearing on an English player at the start of the second period. An action which cost the French a numerical inferiority of more than thirty minutes… Assia Khalfaoui was then replaced by Clara Joyeux, who did what she could.

2. Agathe Sochat: 5/10

She spared no effort, notably by scratching several important balls on the ground. Despite all her activity in the current game, she ultimately could do nothing against English supremacy…

1. Annaëlle Deshayes: 4/10

In difficulty in the first scrum of the match, she recovered in stride and was, in this sector of the game, rather dominant. With the ball in hand, Annaëlle Deshayes was, however, too self-effacing. She was replaced at the hour mark by Grenoble’s Ambre Mwayembe, who brought a lot of energy to her team.