the France team, the world’s first nation for the first time in its history

Thanks to their complicated victory in Tokyo against Japan (20-15) in the test match, the Blues end the 2021-2022 season undefeated. Fabien Galthié’s men have scored 10 victories in 10 matches, a first in the history of the XV of France. Better still: according to the projections of World Rugby, the international organization of rugby, France will become, Monday, July 11, the first world nation in the ranking established since 2003. This will be a first in the history of French rugby. The Blues will settle in front of South Africa, previous world number one and victim of their defeat against Wales (13-12). Ireland, which remains on a historic success in New Zealand (23-12), will take second place, leaving third to the Springboks. Finally, the New Zealand All Blacks will drop to fourth place, their worst since the establishment of the World Rugby rankings.