The France team has largely imposed against Ireland (40-5) on Saturday, signing a second consecutive victory in the Six Nations tournament.
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The France team continues its faultless in the Six Nations tournament. Winners easy but without necessarily convinced of Italians during the first day (39-6), the French confirmed by adding the manner on Saturday, April 2nd, facing Ireland (40-5). A victory that allows the blue to take the head of the tournament before the other meetings of the day (Wales-Scotland and Italy-England).
There will be no suspense at Ernest Walloon Stadium in Toulouse, theater of this meeting – and noisy for the occasion. More enterprising and decided to take the game on their behalf, the French quickly opened the score on a penalty of Carolina Drouin (3-0, 4 e minute). Liberated by this good start, the XV of France then accelerated to mark a first test by Mélissande Llorens, offset at the end of the line (8-0, 12 e min).
An ideal start
The beginning of the French recital in this first act. A few minutes later, it is the half of melee Laure Sansus who was trunk in the closed after a melee (16-0, 24 e min), before the second line Audrey Forlani y It also has its test in force following a Maul (21-0, 31 e min).
🔥 After a magnificent movement, the team of France registered the first test of the match thanks to Mélissande Llorens! … https://t.co/zso3v1ljhf
Two minutes of the word of the first period, it was this time the Happy Clara pillar that came to punctually puncture forty first minutes of Annick Hayraud’s players, marking an essay on the end line (26-0, 38 e min). At half-time, the French had already won or almost, and had validated the offensive bonus point by having visited, by four times, the Irish-goal (26-0).
The score could have been even heavier if the blue had better negotiated some situations in the Irish camp, completely apathetic, and if Caroline Drouin had been more precise against the poles (0/4 on the transformations in first period). The opening half had, it’s true, not the easy task for taming swirling wind blowing on Toulouse.
No release
Not satiated, the blue began the second period as they completed the first and have quickly been rewarded with a second personal trial of Laure Sansus (33-0, 48 e min), elected Match Player Saturday. “It’s great, especially for me who am Toulouse. We made a better performance than against Italy, we made pleasure,” reacted the half of melee at the end of the meeting, at the micro of France 2.
Despite the start of clover XV pride, who had the merit of clinging down to finish Fanny with Eve Higgins (56 e min), the French still increased the Brand by Emilie Boulard (68 e min) and concluded in beauty a perfectly mastered meeting from beginning to end. The blue have been particularly impressive conquered, putting the Irish touch to the torment and systematically advancing on each melee.
A convincing success likely to put them confidence before the Scotland meeting, Sunday, April 10, and especially a few months from the World Cup in New Zealand (8 October to 12 November), during which The blue will be part of the favorites.