Édition du Nord | US
Select Edition
Nord Nord
Sud Sud
Mondial Mondial
Nouvelle Zélande Nouvelle Zélande
France France

L'Argentine a « les ressources pour battre n'importe quelle équipe »


PARIS, FRANCE - 16 NOVEMBRE : Antoine Dupont devant une mêlée disputée lors du match de l'Autumn Nations Series 2024 entre la France et la Nouvelle-Zélande au Stade de France le 16 novembre 2024. (Photo par Franco Arland/Getty Images)
Comments
Comment

Le capitaine des Bleus Antoine Dupont et l’entraîneur des avants William Servat appellent à la prudence à la veille de France – Argentine.

À la veille d’affronter les Pumas au Stade de France, le capitaine des Bleus Antoine Dupont a prévenu jeudi que l’Argentine était « une réelle menace » à ne pas prendre à la légère, après la victoire des Français contre la Nouvelle-Zélande.

ADVERTISEMENT
Rencontre
Internationals
France
37 - 23
Temps complet
Argentina
Toutes les stats et les données

« Aller gagner en Nouvelle-Zélande, avoir battu l’Afrique du Sud pendant le Rugby Championship, ce n’est pas anodin », a ajouté le joueur toulousain.

Vaincue de peu en Irlande (22-19), l’Argentine de Felipe Contepomi est « une équipe qui met beaucoup d’intensité dans son jeu et qui a progressé sur son animation offensive », estime Dupont.

« Cette équipe-là a les ressources pour battre n’importe quelle équipe au monde chez elle », a renchéri l’entraîneur adjoint des Bleus William Servat.

« On sait que cette équipe (argentine) aura demain un supplément d’âme », a-t-il ajouté, après avoir mis l’accent à l’entraînement sur « les phases de combat » où il s’attend à ce que les Pumas soient performants.

Les Bleus se sont entraînés jeudi sous la neige du Stade de France, pour un entraînement adapté vu les conditions. « On a fait ce qu’on a pu aujourd’hui, en essayant d’être propre et concis », a reconnu Dupont. « Les conditions demain seront bonnes », a relativisé Servat, la neige devant s’arrêter d’ici la rencontre.

Related

Interrogé sur son coéquipier à Toulouse, l’arrière polyvalent argentin Juan Cruz Mallía, Dupont a complimenté le niveau du N.15 des Pumas, titulaire vendredi dans l’équipe adverse.

ADVERTISEMENT

« On sait de quoi il est capable, quel que soit le poste où il joue », a déclaré Dupont à propos de Mallía, qui a également déjà joué à l’aile, au centre ou à l’ouverture avec Toulouse. « Au-delà de ses qualités physiques, il a une science du jeu qui lui permet d’être bon dans toutes les situations ».

« Qu’il garde de l’énergie pour revenir à Toulouse après », a plaisanté le demi de mêlée des Bleus.

Related

ADVERTISEMENT
Play Video
LIVE

{{item.title}}

Trending on RugbyPass

Commentaires

0 Comments
Soyez le premier à commenter...

Inscrivez-vous gratuitement et dites-nous ce que vous en pensez vraiment !

Inscription gratuite
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Long Reads

Comments on RugbyPass

L
LouisJ 20 minutes ago
Wallabies player ratings vs New Zealand | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

I agree with a lot of what you are saying 2Cents. The forwards are too stationary and I think they are playing too many phases, hitting the ball up with nearly no gain, this also causes fatigue because they are wrestling to try make some post contact metres. They need to hit the ball at pace, which Bell did well during the later stages of the game. The All Blacks also did well to niggle enough to keep Lonergen from getting the ball out quick but the wallabies allowed the AB’s to niggle because they weren’t clearing effectively and sometimes not at all. That’s where Tom Hooper and Tupou are missed. Communication in the midfield was lacking but it’s hard to blame 2 guys that have never really played together. I still maintain that Su needs to be left on the wing as I don’t believe his defence is up to scratch in the midfield. I think they might have been better off playing Daugunu and Henry in the midfield and Su on the wing. Hopefully Henry can have some better performances with Ikitau or Paisami inside. Having Carter, Paisami, Ikitau, Jake Gordon, Hooper and Tupou back, will make a big difference, it is just a fact. There is definitely a lack of depth in the back for Wallabies, it was positive to see Meredith step up and HMP looked good as well in the limited time he had. Jorgo had a pretty average game today but he doesn’t usually have more than one average game at a time, he made a few mistakes but he has been one of our best for a number of games since last year so I think he deserves to be forgiven. Harry Wilson was also not as ruthless as he was last week, I agree, but the All Blacks did well containing him a bit more today. I think the Wallabies were better today and I think they will step up in the Nations Championship. Kiss is moving in the right direction with the boys. Most importantly I believe they need to get their mental game sorted, then the need to get their defence structured and organised. I think the run of 12, now 13 losses in a row against the AB’s have a massive psychological effect on the guys and they so badly want to win that they are pushing passes, making wrong decisions and making mistakes as a result. I believe they have the skills to be great.

36 Go to comments
L
LouisJ 1 hour ago
All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup II 2026

I agree with a lot of what you are saying. I also think the ratings are atleast 1 point to high across the board. Loose forwards look solid and there is certainly depth in that department. Front row is not bulletproof, there isn’t that much depth and the wallabies stood up very well in the scrum. I don’t think there is that much depth at lock either, I think Barret and Holland is a solid combination. I don’t think Tavatavanawai will be able to handle the likes of the Springboks or the French, and even the English, Irish and Scotts will run circles around him. Tavatavanawai will have a hard time against guys like Minocello and Chocobares as well. Jordy and Quin is a massive loss and Billy Proctor is missed as backup. DMAC played very well against the wallabies because of their terrible defence and the massive amount of space they gave him, but he will be far less effective against defensive structures like the springboks and France even probably Ireland and Scotland. I hope the Kiwi supporters stop whinging about Beauden Barret now, he just showed once again that he is still a very dangerous player. One thing that has to be said, is that Roigard is pure class. They only thing I don’t like is his whingin to the ref and TV dives, he had a couple of whinges again today, I hope he can drop that from his game because otherwise he is pure class. I reckon there were some positives form the Wallabies performance today, but they would have been far more dangerous if they had Carter Gordon, Ikitau, Paisami, Hooper and Tupou in their 23 and if they can have a more solid backup at 9, like Jake Gordon they will look much better against the All Blacks.

14 Go to comments
Close Panel
Close Panel

Edition & Time Zone

{{current.name}}
Set time zone automatically
{{selectedTimezoneTitle}} (auto)
Choose a different time zone
Close Panel

Editions

Close Panel

Change Time Zone

Close
ADVERTISEMENT