Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Sunday November 10, 2024 at 8:40 a.m.
This Saturday evening, Japan lost heavily against France (52-12). The Japanese were quickly overtaken and Eddie Jones, their coach, could only recognize the great superiority of his evening opponent.
The difference was obviously enormous. This Saturday evening, as part of the fall tour, the XV of France crushed Japan (52-12), near the Stade de France. At the end of this meeting, the Japanese coach Eddie Jones could only recognize the great superiority of his evening opponent, during his appearance during the traditional post-match press conference and in comments reported by the 'AFP: “Obviously, it's a difficult evening for us. In the first half, we exploded against the physical power of France. We couldn't cope with their power. (…)”
Jones: “We hung on”
The Japanese were stifled from the start of this match and even if they managed to save the honor, they had to wait until the 50th minute to do so: “And we gave the ball away too much. For such a young team , when you are 31 points behind at the break, you can easily throw in the towel But we hung on, and in the second half, I think we played very good rugby. But this team is young. and now we have to improve physically.” The selection of Eddie Jones managed to score a total of two tries, but only one was transformed. Opposite, the Blues were also able to continue to improve their statistics, under the leadership, in particular, of Antoine Dupont, back with the XV of France, after more than a year of absence due to his move to rugby. 7, with an Olympic champion title at stake: “We gave him too much space and time. When he attacks defenders near the rucks, he is very difficult to stop. He was in good form tonight , but I'm sure after one more week of training he will be even fitter (against New Zealand).”
