“I can’t wait to discover this island,” France’s 15th woman travels to New Zealand

it is time. After long weeks of preparation in Andorra and then Nice, Les Bleues will board the plane to New Zealand on Thursday.

“it’s magic”.

France’s 15th, made up of nine Blagnakis and five Toulouse in particular, will start the World Cup against South Africa on Saturday 8 October. They are 32, and for many, this is a great start: “It’s the first time I’ve been away from France. I haven’t traveled much, it’s something to unplug, to be away from your family. Living the World Cup at the other end of the world, it’s magic. There, rugby is a culture. I can’t wait to see what’s going on on this little island“check out Blagnac’s young wing Melissande Llorens.

Mile Philopon from Toulouse also can’t wait to see New Zealand: You wonder what rugby is like in this famous country. In the den of international rugby. This is the holy grail.”

On an island where rugby is king, this still encourages caution: And Melisande Lorenz adds: “Yes, of course it puts more pressure. It’s a team that is one of the best in the world. We’ll do our best and we’ll try to get something.”

All blue matches are clearly available

From October 8, all matches of the French women’s XV will be available on TF1. It will be necessary to get up early to support France because the kick-off of the first match against South Africa will take place at 3:15 am. Before leaving, Les Bleues concluded their preparations with a defeat in Italy. Hopefully they forgot to play South Africa, England and then Fiji in the group stage and qualify for the quarter-finals.