Rugby World Cup: France’s XV shocked the All Blacks

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Rugby World Cup: France’s XV shocked the All Blacks

Published September 22, 2023 at 2:35 am

It has been many months since the players of the French XV celebrated September 8, the date of the opening match of the Rugby World Cup between the Blues and New Zealand. A shock at the Stade de France turned in favor of Fabien Galtier’s players. The French XV was impressive and managed to dominate the All Blacks. Among New Zealanders, we fell from the heights after this defeat.

By disputing Rugby World Cup At home, The fifteenth of France He was eagerly waiting for this event. The pressure was on my players’ shoulders Fabian Galthie And I actually started with some pretty heavy stuff. Indeed, at the opening of the World Cup The fifteenth of France He was opposed to New Zealand. if All blacks It has often had the upper hand over the French in history, but this time it was not the case since the victory of Antoine Dupont’s gang (27-13).

“After this defeat, my mental state was very low.”

No. 15 New Zealand, Bowden Barrett He was on the pitch at the Stade de France during this defeat to… All blacks Confrontation The fifteenth of France. About this failure, he captured, citing Rajabirama : ” After this defeat, the mental state was very low because we had much higher expectations. We wanted to win this confrontation. But since it was just a group match, we still had a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals. This is the most important “.

“We have to win all our matches and that is what we will do.”

” From now on, we have to win all our matches and that’s what we will do. We have time to continue to progress and raise our level of play, while having fun doing it. We’re here to compete in an exciting competition, and we have to take advantage of it because these things don’t last forever. (…) The World Cup is a very long competition. We train hard, and we have a lot of pressure. Therefore we must enjoy as much as possible, and be able to find the right balance while enjoying this stay in France, in the cities we visit. You have to know how to decompress “He added further Beaudin Barrett on this Rugby World Cup.