At least one year of the World Cup 2022, the XV of France has become largely female (38-13) Saturday against the Black Ferns, reigning world title.
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“The sooner we mark the spirits, the sooner we will show the value of the France team,” explained in L’Equipe, Thomas Darracq, the sporting manager of the XV of France feminine. It reassures the Blues were well marked their territory by knocking out New Zealand (38-13), Saturday, November 13, at the stage of the hamlet of Pau.
A week after their demonstration in front of South Africa (46-3) in the opening of the autumn tour, the players confirmed Annick Hayraud face opposition from a higher level. Facing the Black Ferns, five-time world champions, the team of France has achieved a great score within one year of the next World Cup (8 October to 12 November 2022), New Zealand. “This is the culmination of a lot of work for months, rejoiced the captain GaΓ«lle Hermet the microphone of France 2. We said we wanted to show character, it is validated.”
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Third straight win against New Zealand
Of course, the New Zealand women are not as dominant as in recent years, including their last world title in 2017. They come from two severe defeats against England (43-12 and 56-15) in November. And the French could also draw on their last two wins against the Black Ferns in 2018 (30-27) and in 2019 (25-16).
If the XV of France was now uninhibited face the queens of world rugby, he had never managed to dominate them in such widths: six tries to one. The addition could have been even more severe without the test late in the game Eloise Blackwell (72 th ), yet contentious.
From the start to the match, the Blue have proved dominant in scoring three tries before the break (19-6). The first, signed Cyrielle Banet (11 th ), intervened only after ten minutes following a maul, the British had already used and abused wisely deal with Neo Zealand, brittle defense.
Banet recurred by receiving a beautiful kick from left of center Gabrielle Vernier, following a school of action (15 th ).
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The output for concussion protocol winger Boujard Carolina, one of the most vivid blue attacking, has not disrupted the France team. The young ChloΓ© Jacquet (19), seven Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo, returned to play at fullback and is illustrated by scoring his first international trial to fifteen for the second selection (39 th ).
Revenge of the weekend
Blue have pressed the nail in the second half by scoring three new tests every time on worn balls, definitely a black spot for New Zealanders. The rear Emilie Boulard (47 th ), relocated to the wing, the talonneuse Agathe Sochat (63 th ) and scrum half substitute Laure Sansus (70 th ) flattened each in turn to the cheers of a public Bearn trimmed about 12 000 spectators.
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French and New Zealanders will meet again from next Saturday, November 20, at the stage Pierre Fabre Castres, loop-the autumn tour.