France – England. The French managed to beat the English on Saturday evening for their last match of the Six Nations Rugby Tournament, with a score of 25 to 13. The Blues won the Tournament for the first time since 2010 and the Grand Slam at the same time . Check out the match summary.
23:20 – The summary of the match: France assured in front of England
After Ireland’s improved victory over Scotland (25-6) earlier this Saturday, France knew, when entering the lawn of the Stade de France, that only a victory could give them victory. in the Six Nations Tournament, with the Grand Slam as a bonus. This did not really prevent the Blues from entering this meeting well, helped by a sharp defense. Gaël Fickou concretizes the tricolor domination by scoring the first try at the quarter of an hour of play (15th). Melvyn Jaminet and Marcus Smith respond to each other kick after kick but it is then Cros who gives air to the Blues by flattening just before half-time (40th). The French return to the locker room with a 12-point lead (18-6), certainly saying they have come a good part of the way to the Grand Slam.
This is perhaps what explains the start of the second period missed by the players of Fabien Galthié. Jostled back from the locker room, the Blues see the English come back to five points after the try scored by Steward (18-13, 48th). Not far from cracking the French, the English are finally punished on one of the rare French incursions. Alldritt makes the difference on the line of 22 to shift his captain Antoine Dupont (25-13, 61st). The XV de la Rose will not recover and the score will not move. 12 years later, France won the Six Nations Tournament again and signed the 10th Grand Slam in its history.
23:10 – France-Penaud: “It’s a liberation”
The winger of the XV of France Damian Penaud was, like his teammates, obviously very happy with this victory against England on Saturday evening (25-13): “It’s a release. We were keen to finish this Tournament well and we said to ourselves that we hadn’t done all this for nothing and that we had to make it happen, he confessed at the microphone of France 2. That’s what we did this evening. lows, especially at the start of the second half, but we know the state of mind and the solidarity of this group and that’s what made us win tonight, quite simply.”
23:04 – France-Dupont: “We know how tough this competition is”
Captain of the XV of France, Antoine Dupont was once again decisive in the success of the Blues against England this Saturday (25-13), with in particular a registered try. The French scrum-half savored this victory and this Grand Slam, at the microphone of France 2 after the final whistle: “This is our third Tournament together. We finished twice in second place after frustrating matches that we could have won. Today we wanted to have the keys in hand to be able to win. We also do the Grand Slam, it’s incredible. We know how tough this competition is and how long the public has been waiting for it, and so have we. We’re really going to savor it now.”
11:00 p.m. – France-Woki: “We can be very proud of ourselves”
Speaking at the microphone of France 2 just after the final whistle of this match between France and England, the second-line French Cameron Woki was moved after this success: “I am proud today. It was a very tough Tournament, throughout the competition. We didn’t give up, we knew that it meant winning this Tournament for the group, for the French people and for the supporters. We can be very proud of ourselves. I think also to the 42 players who have accompanied us throughout this Tournament and who have helped us to work. It has been a long road and today we are rewarded. I am very happy, it’s incredible.”
22:55 – France wins the Six Nations Tournament and the Grand Slam
This victory against England, Saturday at the Stade de France with a score of 25 to 13, allows the French rugby team to win the Six Nations Tournament for the first time since 2010. The Blues also win the 10th Grand Slam in their history, after 1968, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004 and therefore 2010.
22:50 – It’s over! France beats England (25-13)
It’s over at the Stade de France on this last scrum! The Blues won against England with a score of 25 to 13, thanks in particular to 3 tries scored by Fickou (15th), Cros (40th) and Dupont (61st). Steward scored the only English try of the match (48th).
22:48 – The English scrum penalized
The English are forced to make a mistake on this scrum as we enter the last minute of play. The Blues choose the scrum again, to run the clock and get a little closer to victory…
22:46 – France recovers the leather
France recovers the ball after an English forward in the last few minutes! With two minutes left to play, the Blues are very close to victory and the Grand Slam. It is still necessary to negotiate this last melee, in the French camp…
22:44 – Dupont gives up his place on the French side
Antoine Dupont, exhausted, is replaced by Lucu for the last minutes of this meeting. Fabine Galthié has made her last changes to restore strength to her team to hold on in these last moments.
22:42 – What an intervention by Villière
Back in the French camp after a succession of playing time, the English put pressure on the French defense line. Smith attempts a kick for Steward but Villière intercepts just before the English winger in front of the in-goal… The Stade de France breathes a sigh of relief.
22:40 – Nice kick from Jaminet
The scrum is well negotiated by the French players who manage to find Melvyn Jaminet. The tricolor rear extends a big kick to find a touch in the opposing camp.
22:39 – Melee in the French camp
Eight minutes from the end of the match, the game resumed with a scrum, French introduction, on the 22-meter line in the camp of the Blues. We feel the tension on the lawn and in this stadium of France …
22:36 – Dombrandt close to the test
The English try to put the pressure on France at the end of the match and hit again after a tricolor foul. It is well negotiated by the XV of the Rose, the ball is alive and Dombrandt hits from afar, pierces the line of defense but does not manage to flatten in the in-goal, well held by French defenders . The Blues raise at the foot.