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4 choses que vous ne savez (peut-être) pas sur le match Ecosse – Fidji

Pierre Schoeman (Écosse) est plaqué par Waisea Nayacalevu (Fidji) lors du match international d'automne entre l'Écosse et les Fidji au stade Murrayfield le 05 novembre 2022 à Édimbourg, Écosse. (Photo par Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Le 12e test entre l’Ecosse et les Fidji se jouera à Murrayfield le samedi 2 novembre avec des équipes profondément remaniées.

Des équipes remaniées en profondeur

Parce que cette rencontre tombe une semaine avant la fenêtre officielle des tests de novembre (qui court sur les trois derniers week-ends du mois), les équipes ont dû composer avec des effectifs privés de leurs stars.

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C’est pourquoi l’Ecosse a procédé à neuf changements par rapport à la tournée au Chili tandis que les Fidji ont fait le choix de l’inexpérience du niveau international en ne conservant que six joueurs ayant disputé le quart contre l’Angleterre lors de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023.

Du côté de l’Ecosse, seul le pilier remplaçant Dylan Richardson a eu une faveur de son club des Sharks qui l’a autorisé à jouer dès ce week-end. Le pilier remplaçant D’Arcy Rae revient pour la première fois depuis 2019, Darcy Graham est aussi de retour pour la première fois depuis 13 mois pour son 40e test (autant que Scott Cummings) et le demi d’ouverture Tom Jordan, natif d’Auckland, est désormais éligible pour son pays d’adoption.

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Quant aux Fidji, l’attraction sera de voir le médaillé d’argent olympique aux JO de Paris 2024 Ponipate Loganimasi positionné à l’aile et Waqa Nalaga, petit frère Napolioni, véritable légende de l’ASM entre 2006 et 2015, qui devrait rentrer en jeu.

PARIS, FRANCE - 24 JUILLET : Ponipate Loganimasi #6 de l'équipe des Fidji et ses coéquipiers saluent la foule après leur victoire lors du match de la poule C en rugby à sept masculin entre les Fidji et les États-Unis lors de la deuxième journée des Jeux olympiques Paris 2024 au Stade de France le 24 juillet 2024 à Paris, France. (Photo par Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Les Fidji n’ont jamais battu l’Ecosse à Murrayfield

Sur les onze rencontres à ce jour entre les Fidji et l’Ecosse depuis leur première le 25 septembre 1982, six se sont déroulées dans l’antre de Murrayfield, mais jamais, jamais, les Fidji n’ont pu y décrocher la moindre victoire contre les Ecossais. Ceci dit, ils ont bien remporté une rencontre à Edimbourg… mais c’était contre la Géorgie, lors de la Autumn Nations Cup en 2020 (24-38) au moment du Covid.

Les Fidjiens avaient déclaré forfait pour plusieurs matchs (France, Ecosse, Italie) en raison de cas de Covid dans leur groupe et cette rencontre fut la seule de la compétition.

Les deux seules victoires des Fidji furent à Suva en mai 1998 et juin 2017.

La belle séquence de l’Ecosse

C’est la première fois depuis 2021 que l’Écosse enchaîne quatre victoires consécutives. Cette année-là, elle avait battu l’Italie et la France lors des deux dernières journées du Tournoi des Six Nations, avant de démarrer les Autumn Nations Series par des victoires sur les Tonga et l’Australie.

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L’Écosse n’a plus enregistré cinq victoires consécutives depuis 2020, lorsqu’elle avait conclu le Tournoi des Six Nations par des victoires contre l’Italie et la France, avant de battre successivement la Géorgie, le Pays de Galles et l’Italie en octobre-novembre.

En fait, le record de victoires consécutives de l’Écosse est de six matchs, un exploit réalisé à deux reprises, mais jamais depuis le début de l’ère professionnelle. La dernière série remonte à 1989-1990.

Avec encore un test contre l’Afrique du Sud le 10 novembre, contre le Portugal le 16 et contre l’Australie le 24, les hommes de Gregor Townsend ont encore une chance de battre leur record de victoires dans une année.

Et en plus, avec 313 points déjà marqués en 2024, l’Écosse pourrait battre son record annuel de points, établi à 405 lors du titre des Cinq Nations en 1999.

Record de longévité pour Townsend

Ce match marque le 84? test de Gregor Townsend en tant qu’entraîneur de l’Écosse, soit deux de plus que le nombre de sélections qu’il a cumulées comme joueur. Townsend (51 ans) détient le record de la plus longue série ininterrompue de tests pour un sélectionneur en poste parmi les nations établies.

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Et il ne va pas s’arrêter là car en mai 2023 il a signé un nouveau contrat qui le maintiendra en poste jusqu’en avril 2026.

Son bilan global est de 57 % de victoires (47 victoires, 1 nul, 35 défaites), ce qui en fait l’entraîneur le plus expérimenté de l’histoire de l’Écosse.

Seule la première période de Ian McGeechan à la tête de l’équipe, de 1988 à 1993, présente un meilleur taux de victoires sur les 50 dernières années, avec 58 %.

En face, Mick Byrne n’est pas mal non plus. Il a remporté cinq de ses six tests à la tête des Fidji pour l’instant.

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