France-South Africa: “Tonight I am in a very good place…” Thomas Pesquet cannot digest the Blues’ elimination and puts it on the referee’s shoulders
On Friday, October 20, the French astronaut was present in the stands of the Stade de France to attend the first semi-final match between New Zealand and Argentina.
He has already widely expressed his disappointment, along with frustration. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, a fan of rugby, Stade Toulousain and the French XV, had expressed his criticism of the refereeing of the match between France and South Africa in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, which they lost to the French XV on Sunday, October 15 (29-28). ).
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Thomas Pesquet wrote privately on X: “Rugby is a sport that is usually played 15 against 15.” According to him, the New Zealand match referee, Ben O’Keefe, made several decisions against the tri-colour team. Since then, it has become clear that some of his choices could have been different thanks in particular to his regular use of video.
Among the main criticisms: Thomas Ramos’s conversion, which was blocked by Cheslin Kolbe, which clearly launched his run before the Blues’ back had begun his run, is a no-no.
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On Friday, October 20, while in the stands of the Stade de France for the first semi-final between Argentina and New Zealand, Thomas Pesquet was the author of a scathing post on his account If only it had never happened),” he wrote, adding several emojis including one meaning fed up and another meaning angry.
This evening I’m in a very good position to see if anyone is ahead in transitions (even if they never are)???♂️??? pic.twitter.com/y5u2EkeXxK
– Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) October 20, 2023
On Friday, the New Zealanders won the semi-final, beating the Argentines by a wide margin. On the second Saturday of the semi-final, the English and South African teams will try to join them in the final (October 28).
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