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Chronique du Tournoi : Une victoire laborieuse pour les Bleues
Après sa belle victoire contre l’Irlande (38-17), l’équipe de France se déplaçait, ce samedi 30 mars, en Ecosse pour le compte de la deuxième journée du Tournoi des Six Nations féminin. Les Ecossaises, quant à elles, revenues victorieuses du Pays de Galles (18-20), une première depuis 20 ans, avaient décroché la 6e place au classement mondial, leur meilleur ranking de l’histoire ! Malgré ce beau résultat, les statistiques penchaient en faveur des Bleues qui partaient ultra favorites sur le match : leur dernière défaite face à l’Ecosse remontait à 2010 et la France s’était imposée 55-0 l’année dernière !
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L’équipe de France domine mais ne marque pas
Dès les premières minutes de la rencontre, l’équipe de France met la main sur le ballon et envoie beaucoup de jeu, lancée notamment par Pauline Bourdon-Sansus, en parfaite animatrice. De la vitesse, du rythme, des enchainements fluides, on se dit que l’après-midi va être longue pour le XV du chardon. Romane Ménager et Assia Khalfaoui sont très sollicitées et cassent de nombreux plaquages, mettant leurs coéquipières dans l’avancée. Mais si l’équipe de France domine, elle ne marque pas !
A plusieurs reprises, le dernier geste pêche face à une défense valeureuse des Ecossaises. Ainsi, Bourdon-Sansus puis Kondé commettent un en-avant à quelques mètres de l’en-but tandis que Khalfaoui ne peut aplatir que sur des mains écossaises. Un manque de réalisme frustrant tant les Bleues se créent les occasions pour prendre le large.
Leurs adversaires font le dos rond toute la mi-temps et installent progressivement leur jeu, jusqu’à obtenir une pénaltouche et marquer le premier essai de la rencontre par Martin (5-3, 35e).
Le score à la mi-temps ne reflète absolument pas la domination territoriale des Bleues mais révèle le manque criant de concrétisation français.
Une deuxième mi-temps poussive
Dès le retour des vestiaires, les Bleues remettent la marche en avant, profitant d’avoir cette fois le vent dans le dos. Kelly Arbey, la jeune ailière toulousaine, est à la conclusion d’une belle avancée sur mêlée et marque le premier essai des Bleues (5-8, 53e).
On pense les joueuses de Gaëlle Mignot et David Ortiz libérées, mais il n’en est rien. La deuxième mi-temps est à l’image de la première : les Bleues balbutient leur rugby et commettent beaucoup de fautes de main. Si la mêlée est stable, la touche devient fébrile et les tricolores perdent cinq précieux ballons dans ce secteur.
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Malgré cela, les Françaises se créent des occasions mais les pertes de balles sont beaucoup trop nombreuses pour espérer concrétiser. Il faut attendre la 82e minute et la dernière attaque bleue pour voir un nouvel essai, marqué par Emeline Gros (5-13, 80e).
Synthèse du match 
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Coups de pied de pénalité
1
1
Essais
2
0
Transformations
1
0
Drops
0
113
Courses avec ballon
118
0
Franchissements
7
12
Turnovers perdus
16
4
Turnovers gagnés
4
Une victoire peu rassurante
L’essentiel est là : la victoire est assurée, mais que ce fût douloureux ! Après le 55-0 obtenu l’année dernière, le score final de la rencontre est extrêmement frustrant et ne reflètent pas les ambitions de l’équipe de France. Si Romane Ménager et Manaé Feleu ont été percutantes, Sochat et Fall n’ont pas su faire la différence comme elles l’avaient fait la semaine précédente. Très en vues face à l’Irlande, Queyroi et Boulard ont été beaucoup plus timorées sur les lignes arrières.
Le score a été si serré jusqu’à la fin que le staff n’a pu faire entrer les jeunes Lina Tuy et Morgane Bourgeois.
Phases statiques
8
Mêlées
4
88%
% de mêlées gagnées
100%
17
Touche
17
76%
% de touches gagnées
71%
3
Renvois réussis
3
100%
% de renvois réussis
100%
Les Bleues s’imposent donc, mais sans le bonus, et les inquiétudes entrevues face à l’Irlande n’ont pas su être gommées avec notamment 20 fautes de main et 10 pénalités concédées. Si l’envie et la capacité d’avancée des tricolores sont bien présentes, il faut absolument trouver les clés pour corriger techniquement ces pertes de balles et imprécisions face à ligne.
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La réception de l’Italie, le dimanche 14 avril prochain à Jean-Bouin, peut être un match piège.
Womens Six Nations
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
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England Women's
2
2
0
0
10
2
France Women's
2
2
0
0
9
3
Italy Women's
2
1
1
0
5
4
Scotland Women's
2
1
1
0
4
5
Ireland Women's
2
0
2
0
1
6
Wales Women's
2
0
2
0
1
Comments on RugbyPass
What ifs are always dangerous. If you look at the game before Sam cane got sent of SA was dominating. You could make the argument the going down to 14 men rallied the troops and made them have to play to win which is always dangerous.
128 Go to commentsOmg… you are bruised And battered Benny. Stop crying … the scoreboard speaks. What a pathetic lover you are.. 🤣🤣🤣
128 Go to commentsPacific Lions, cry me a river
128 Go to commentsThis is the single worst piece of journalism I have ever seen since your last one. As a neutral, who really states that there should be an asterisk next to a win? You are an utter embarrassment to real AB fans, journalism and that joke of a house which pays you for this nonsense. Get a life, Ben.
128 Go to commentsGuys. Cancel the World Cup champions after this analysis. It changes everything. Ben knows. We’ll have to unengrave the Bokke off the trophy and hand it to the ABs, now that I’ve been enlightened about this illegitimate win. This needs to be done. Now!
128 Go to commentsBen is right here though, Springboks were woefully poor with the advantage they had throughout this game. The France match was heroic because that was an even contest this match had it taken place in Rugby Championship would have been an easy win for NZ. If anything this match should tell the Bok coaches that a lot of this team should be changed. They beat this same NZ team by record margin with the same circumstances but with a different core. They bring back the tried and tested guys and they nearly botch this game.
128 Go to commentsI knew who wrote this article from the first few words in the headline…lol. The red card actually did the ABs a favour. It galvanized them, only then did they step up a gear. Before that there was zero momentum.
128 Go to commentsFirstly the foul on Bongi was a planned move just like the NZ master plan with Bryce Lawrence you kiwis are filthy fux perhaps try to play a cleaner game next time I doubt that’s possible tho but don’t worry world rugby is on yr side they trying to take away all the BOKS strengths to help all you weakling as Jeremy Clarkson would say LA OO ZA ERR..🤣
128 Go to commentsAbsolutely spot on Ben. I certainly wouldn't gloat over a win like that. Frustrating as it is it's done and dusted and history will forever show the result.
128 Go to commentsHo hum.
128 Go to commentsNo question they were the better team. But that is the beauty of sport isn’t it!
128 Go to commentsEveryone is into Hurling in Ireland according to Porter, but only 11 of Ireland's 32 counties enter a team into the national competition. Same old blarney.
1 Go to commentsLet’s be honest. The draw and scheduling in the World Cup was a joke but South Africa found a way after having to go the hard (nearly impossible) way to the Cup Final via France and England. NZ had a hard game against France (lost) and had 5 weeks to prepare for the Quarter, 3 weeks knowing it was Ireland. NZ theerfore had to win one big game against an Irish team who played SA and then Scotland 7 days before. They won and it was de facto a semi final because they were playing a relatively weak Argentina team and it was a walk over. In the final a very rested NZ team was playing a very tired SA team and still lost. They couldn’t score more than 11 points. Put another way SA had to find a way to win while tired and they achieved that. NZ should thank their lucky stars that they fixed the scheduling in 2015 otherwise they would be dealing with a Bok treble.
128 Go to commentsPerhaps if Bongi wasn’t targeted and removed from the game in the first 3 minutes it would have been quite a different game. Maybe if NZ also faced the same competition the Boks faced to their win NZ would have looked quite different. The final score shows who outplayed who.
128 Go to commentsRubbish article! Abuladze played most of Exeters matches when fit. He got injured against Glasgow a while ago and is out for the rest of the season, thats why he hasnt played for Exeter and Georgia recently. Do some proper research next time!
1 Go to commentsGotta love it when kids throw their toys out the pram and can’t hack it with the grown ups debate. Here’s looking at you turlough! 😉🤣
148 Go to commentsThey lost the game period move on
128 Go to commentsSpringboks won! Stop winging. You can change the game however much you and your rugby colonizing IRB want to and the Springboks will win you at that too. Your mind is colonized my friend get a life
128 Go to commentsBen, nobody gets fooled anymore by selective and biased data to support an hypothesis. Games are decided on such small margins these days that you win some and lose some, and dominance is a thing of the rugby past. Look at the RWC circle of fortune…. Ireland beats SA who beat France who beat NZ who beat Ireland. And so it goes on. Match officials help to eliminate real indiscretions. If they had been with us years before, no doubt results would have been different. Remember Andy Haden’s dive from a lineout in 1978 for which a match-wining penalty was awarded? Wales should have beaten the ABs that day. They took the loss like the gentlemen they were.
128 Go to commentsWith all the analysis and how good the all blacks were.The fundamental mistake with the ABs is that this is a test match and not an exhibition.There is no better team(country) in world rugby than the Boks that knows how to win a test match(we are post masters at this).We know our rules, we have the discipline, we tackle like beasts, we take our points and we never give up.I now have educated the ABs supporters(at least say thank you).Please stop “bitching” , accept what the outcome is and move along swiftly.
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