The Blues have never trembled, but they are demanding. Opposed to a Japanese team overwhelmed in intensity and turnovers, Antoine Dupont's teammates had a great time for the opening of their fall tour, this Saturday, November 9.
A huge victory, full of panache, but a measured joy when analyzing this resumption match. Interviewed at the microphone of TF1Antoine Dupont notably pointed out the slight relaxation of the Tricolores after the break: “ We got the score quite quickly… Afterwards we had a bit of waste. We didn't have enough consistency throughout the match. But the copy is positive. »
“We were caught a bit by Fabien at half-time”
And it was the man of the match, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who was the most demanding after the match, despite his two tries and his XXL performance. “There are a lot of things to review in the second half, but tonight we are going to make the most of it. The Japanese played a lot and we couldn't hold the ball. This is not necessarily what we wanted to dohe explained directly. We got caught up a bit by Fabien (Galthié) at halftime. We know it's Japan, we respect them, but we are the French team. We have to be more serious in certain phases of the game. We have to be demanding. Afterwards, putting more than 50 points on the Japanese for a restart match is satisfying. »
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For his part, Fabien Galthié delayed the demands of his troops at the microphone of TF1. The coach of the XV of France was particularly satisfied with the pragmatism of his team “to transform all our possessions into points at the start of the match. We were fair. For a restart match against a team that showed us a lot of pace, we were still consistent”.
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