The evening of Saturday November 16 was marked by the prestigious victory of the XV of France over New Zealand (30-29). After a delicate first half, the genius of the attackers and the will of the defense made it possible to reverse the trend to sign a third consecutive success against the All Blacks, unheard of since the 1990s.
Romain Buros, Paul Boudehent and Louis Bielle-Biarrey for the tests, Thomas Ramos imperial against the poles, all in front of a burning audience. It was enough to admire the blue, white and red flags flying proudly at the exit of the Stade de France to understand that the French supporters had a good evening. “Extraordinary ! It’s nice, it’s an honor to win against the All Blacks,” exclaims one of them, when another confirms that the public “loves this French team”.
The public will have to do it again on Friday
The communion between the players and the fans was shared for a long time after the final whistle. The actors were pushed by a stage acquired in their cause. “There was a great atmosphere, people stayed a long time at the end of the match, it was cool to share that with them,” relishes Thibaud Flament. “It’s exceptional in the sense that these are moments that we won’t experience 50 times in our career, we have to know how to take advantage of them and live them to the fullest,” underlined Paul Boudehent.
A joy that will still be short-lived because the France team already has a meeting with Argentina for the third and final match of the fall tour, Friday November 22, still in this boiling Stade de France.
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Childhood – Demonstrations took place in several large cities in France on Saturday to raise awareness about violence against children and say no to infanticide, incest and child abuse. According to the associations behind these gatherings, 80% of sexual violence occurs before the age of 18.
Football – Didier Deschamps’ Blues travel to Italy this Sunday, November 17. Already qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League, the French team will have to win by a wide margin to get past his direct opponent.
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