30-29: it is thanks to a small point that the XV of France won this Saturday evening against the All Blacksat the Stade de France. With this third consecutive victory against New Zealand, the Blues equal the best series in their history, which dates from 1994-1995. Among those who contributed to the score, two UBB players.
The Girondin winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, already the author of a double against Japan, scored the decisive try in the 51st minute. A match that marked him. “I don't have a lot of caps, so to play the Blacks at home and score a try in a match that kept us in suspense until the end, I'm very happy. Because this victory was not obvious but we went for it! “
Trailing at the start of the match, Fabien Galthié's players recovered, until “turn the tide“, continues Louis Bielle-Biarrey. “At half-time, we said to ourselves that they had been better in the first, but that the second was for us. Everyone was connected, and I think we were also buoyed by the 80,000 people behind us! It will remain one of my fondest match memories.“
It’s also his Girondin teammate Romain Buros, at the back, who scored the try which brought the score back. A good point for his very first selection, at 27 years old: “At the time I didn't feel any particular emotion because we were quite behind in the score, and I knew there was still work to do. At the end of the match, obviously there was some thinking back on these 4 somewhat frustrating years, without playing for the French team. But I had prepared well for this match, so it’s just happiness.“The Bordeaux player, originally from Landes, affirms:”It was worth the wait, I could hardly have imagined a better scenario for me in this match“.
But there is no question of resting on his laurels for Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Next Friday, the Blues face Argentina, still at the Stade de France. “They have a lot of character and they never give up. It's going to be a big challenge, which we have six days to prepare. The idea is obviously to win these three games out of three.”
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