The Bleues waited for the second period to make the difference and to win widely (39-3). They will face New Zealand or Wales in the next round.
Le Monde
Blue are in the last square. The XV of France female, qualified in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday October 29, thanks to its clear victory against Italy (39-3), in Whangarei (New Zealand).
The teammates of Gaëlle Hermet validated their ticket thanks to a second much more successful period than the first. As often between these two teams, the match took place in a tense climate given the issue, each gauging the other. French as Italian women stuck in a false rhythm, for a meeting which took time to pass in a slow and laborious tone to another more playful and twirling.
the first test of the match came from the third Minute , following a magnificent revival of Emilie Boulard, part of her 22 meters to sneak in the Italian defense and then offer the test to Joanna Grise between the posts. But the rest of the first period was not of the same level, the French often confusing speed and precipitation. Too often penalized and losing too many balloons, they failed to make their territorial domination a reality. At halftime, the score was 10 to 3. 2>
next match against Welsh or New Zealanders
On the return from the locker room, the French women were refused three trials. It was not until the time of play for the French to take shelter, after a penalty test granted by the meeting referee. The Blue then dropped the horses to finally win largely (39-3). The wing Joanna Grisez, recent bronze medalist at the Rugby World Cup in VII, notably scored three tries.
🇫🇷 France 39 – 3 Italy 🇮🇹
🏉 And the hat -trick for Joanna Grisez!
Magnificent test of blue, we let you be admitted… https://t.co/vkn2ob98ox
“One of the first objectives was to go and play in this last square, it’s done”, reacted Thomas Darracq , the French coach, after the meeting. “We are going to work for the next weekend, it will be another match, but the first objective is really achieved.”
Next Saturday at the Eden Park of Auckland, the Bleues will be opposed in the semi-finals to the winner of the second quarter of the day, who opposes the New Zealanders, reigning world champions, to the Welsh.