Superpower of Bielle-Biarrey, mentality of the Blues, hit in difficulty… France-All Blacks deciphered by former international Cédric Heymans

A victory at the end of the suspense

Cédric Heymans.- “Of course, a great victory, especially against the All Blacks. It's not nothing and it rarely happens in a career. What we must remember is the desire of this team not to lose, not to give up. Where we win the match in my opinion is in the last five minutes where we had the ability to keep the Blacks at home and defend without making a mistake.

A complicated first period

“In the first half, we suffered a lot. Defensively, we didn't get them high enough. Individually, there were some good tackles but, collectively, we waited and endured. For more than 20 minutes, even 25 minutes, there was monstrous domination by the Blacks with almost 60% possession of the ball. Then, we managed to reverse the trend from the start of the second half with this try which arrived very quickly on a carried ball and which put us back in the match.

Winning coaching

“The coaching brought freshness and change. We weren't at peace after losing…