France beat New Zealand
It is rare for XV from France To be a favorite before confrontation New Zealand. However, the Bleuets fully assumed their status this Thursday during the second day of the Under-20 World Cup In South Africa. Already wide winners from the Japanese (75-12), captain Lenny Nouchi’s teammates dominated the Baby Blacks, in the rain and on the rutted ground of Paarl (35-14). They were already leading 21-0 at half-time, after tries from Théo Attissogbé (9), Bossolo Toilagi (21) and Baptiste Jounou (32).
The same Tuilagi worsened the score shortly after the rebound (44), the ball still had to carry. He missed the first game, because he was kept in France due to a visa problem. The huge second line of Perpignan (1.92m, 145kg) embodied the power of the French pack.
‘Junior’ came from a famous family of rugby players, including his father Henry, a former Samoan international, born in 2004, thus outclassed in the middle of the 2003 generation…the big guys” such as Emmanuel Mevu from Toulouse, which will not be selectable at the end for the Senior World Cup in France.
Welsh before the semi-finals
The young Frenchman’s second period was less stellar than the first, with two yellow cards for Jounou (52nd) and Paul Kostis (58th), while the opposing winger Maka Springer could have taken a red instead of a yellow for elbowing forward in the oboe from Atesugbe (54th). ). The Baby Blacks capitalized on this slump to score two tries (Penalty on 59, Lakai on 66), before Liufau (68) gave the Plewitts some fresh air.
dual surname holders, Crowned in 2018 And 2019 before the long four-year hiatus due to Covid, they will stand as favorites for the treble. They now have a date against Wales on Tuesday, on the last day of the group, before the semi-finals.