New Zealand, another hit!

Ovalie’s great mass clock will soon be ticking. On September 8, the Rugby World Cup will begin in France, and on this occasion, the Blues will have the honor of opening the ball against New Zealand. A real shock to that The French will have to do without Romain NtamakHe was out of the competition after tore his cruciate ligaments during the preparatory match against Scotland. On the level of the All Blacks, bad news also fell on Friday evening, during the losing match against South Africa (35-7). Scott Barrett will not be present against the Blues.

Certainly less dramatic than the absence of Ntamak from the French national team, as the absence of the New Zealand second line will not help in his selection. After the Wallabies were hit with their last warm-up game, the Blacks got Scott Barrett twice yellow carded during the first period. Causing an invalid foul, the player saw the referee show him a red card in the 39th minute of the match. Barrett quickly understood what this meant for him with an immediate ban for his next match of choice.

Poor blacks

The New Zealanders’ nightmare evening finally ended with a loss, the largest ever in selection history. And to this board we must not forget to add the exit of Tyrell Lomax due to injury, the right corner who should also miss the match against France. What weakens the right axis of his team. And even if coach Ian Foster confirmed after the meeting that he Do not think that (the result) is a warning two weeks before the World CupThese various factors are in any case very favorable to the Tricolor XV.