SCOTLAND – FRANCE. The Blues can blame themselves! While leading 21-3 at half-time, the French lost 25-21 despite a Scottish red card for this first match of preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
18:25 – Dulin: “It’s encouraging but frustrating”
Captain of the Blues today against Scotland, Brice Dulin returned to the microphone of our colleagues from TF1 on the performance of the Blues: “It was the minimum. It’s a shame, we built our first period very well. second, we made a few mistakes, we struggled to reverse the pressure and we didn’t score the three or four chances we had. It’s encouraging but frustrating, given what we produced, not to not have the victory.”
18:20 – New ones in sight
If the Blues lost against Scotland, the performance of the new capes was obvious. Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored a try while Paul Boudehent and Emilien Gailleton also showed what they could bring to the France group.
6:15 p.m. – A harvested advance
Eighteen points: this is the lead that the XV of France had when going to the locker room. In the second half, the Blues suffered a continuous Scottish highlight until the final whistle to finally lose four units.
6:12 p.m. – The Blues lose a little
The Blues can blame themselves! While leading 21-3 at half-time, the French lost 25-21 despite a Scottish red card for this first match of preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
6:05 p.m. – The siren has sounded
While the Blues got another scrum, the Scots were sanctioned. Key to five meters for the Blues!
18:04 – Bielle-Biarrey close to the test
On a small ball at the foot, Baptiste Serin finds Louis Bielle-Biarrey who is finally too short to flatten. Scrum at five meters with introduction for the Blues.
18:03 – Dangerous touch for the Blues
The Blues must negotiate a touch five meters from the Scottish in-goal with two minutes left to play.
17:59 – Accurate Russell (25-21)
Finn Russell does not crack and allows the XV of Chardon to take four points ahead of the Blues who have six minutes to register a try.
17:57 – Air for Scotland?
New penalty for Scotland after a new fault in the 22 French meters. Finn Russell will try to register three new points.
17:55 – Woki sanctioned
Close to the ball carrier Moefana, Cameron Woki is sanctioned by the referee for a screen on Dave Cherry.
17:54 – Couilloud gives up his place
While he scored the first try of the match, Baptiste Couilloud gave way ten minutes from the end to Baptiste Serin.
17:48 – Scotland take the lead (22-21)
On a ball carried after a Scottish touch, Dave Cherry comes to flatten in force in the tricolor in-goal and gives the advantage to the XV du Chardon. Finn Russell finds the outside post on his convert.
17:46 – The Blues are hot
What a second half for Scotland so far! While outnumbered, Finn Russell’s teammates keep attacking the French defence.
17:44 – Test cancelled!
The referee of the meeting finally does not grant the test after a forward Darcy Graham before the test of Kinghorn.
17:41 – Kinghorn gives Scotland the lead (22-21)
After a long Scottish offensive phase where the ball went the full width of the field, Kinghorn recovered the ball on the right side to get rid of Brice Dulin and flatten behind the posts.
17:40 – Change for the Blues
After the second Scottish try, Fabien Galthie made several replacements: Willemse, Crétin, Vincent and Wardi replaced Chalureau, Macalou, Dumortier and Gros.
17:37 – Red card for Fagerson
While the new rule in world rugby allows time for the refereeing body to re-judge a yellow card as a red card, Ben O’Keeffe sent off Fagerson after the illegal clearing on Bourgarit. The Scots will end the meeting in numerical inferiority.
17:36 – Schoeman flattens (17-21)
At 14 against 15, Scotland has not said its last word. After a carried ball, the Schoeman pillar comes to flatten in force to restore hope to the XV du Chardon. 17-21 after Russell converts.
17:31 – Bourgarit on the ground
Struggling to contest a new ball, Pierre Bourgarit collapses to the ground after receiving an illegal clearing from Fagerson who hit him with his shoulder. The Scot received a yellow card which can turn into a red card: a new rule in world rugby.
17:27 – Precious Bourgarit!
While the Blues have been suffering since returning from the locker room, Pierre Bourgarit has shown himself to be invaluable a few meters from his in-goal where he challenged a Scottish ball and allowed the French to revive.
17:25 – The Blues sanctioned
After a French foul, the Blues were penalized on the push into the scrum.
17:22 – Tryout granted! (10-21)
After long minutes where the referees visualized if the ball had been flattened, the try was finally granted. The Scots come back to eleven points after the conversion of Finn Russell.