The French team won magnificently in Ireland on Saturday, despite Antoine Dupont’s knee injury.
Oh the beautiful blue! The French team won (42-27) a splendid victory in Dublin on Saturday, in the shock of the leaders of the 6 Nations tournament. The elements first seemed to go against the tricolor will, since the Blues lost Antoine Dupont in the first period, on what looks like a serious right knee injury.
But with cohesion and talent, they faced the loss of their captain and achieved XXL performance at the Aviva Stadium, short-circuiting the initially electrical atmosphere. The Marseillaise even sounded several times within the Irish capital in the second half. And what a second half!
Bielle-Biarrey, it’s phenomenal
Led quickly after rest following a test of Sheehan (13-8, 42nd), the Blues then made their hosts bend, breathless by the rhythm and the quality of the game offered. Flament, who came to conclude a sequence unlocked by a magnificent pass in the back of large, first avoided the French to procrastinate (13-13, 46th). Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who had already opened the scoring in the first period on a service of Dupont (20th), then kneaded the stadium with a kick for himself and a phenomenal race to restore air to his team (49th).
Oscar Jégou, who entered a few minutes earlier, scored his first trial in selection by dripping on the ground to flatten (58th), then Damian Penaud, sent to orbit by Thomas Ramos after an interception (73rd), co -hole the addition. In a more open end of the match, the Irish cut the gap and the extent of humiliation with tests from Healy (77th) and Conan (81st). After the setback at Twickenham, the Blues reacted brilliantly and will face Scotland next week. The objective: to win the 6 nations tournament in the event of success, except for an improbable scenario on the other lawns of the competition.
