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Les Françaises médaillées de bronze à Singapour
La Nouvelle-Zélande s’est imposée 31-21 face à l’Australie pour être couronnée vainqueur de la saison 2024 du HSBC SVNS et championne de la première édition du HSBC SVNS Singapour féminin.
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Dans une conclusion palpitante de la saison féminine la plus compétitive de l’histoire, tout s’est joué dans le tout dernier match, disputé par les deux équipes bloquées à 106 points chacune en tête du classement.
Cependant, une Australie affaiblie n’a pas pu répondre à la féroce performance des Black Ferns Sevens qui ont notamment inscrit un triplé par Michaela Blyde. C’est leur quatrième médaille d’or consécutive sur le circuit de cette année, confirmant ainsi leur place en tête du classement de la saison régulière.
Le dernier tournoi de la saison régulière a également permis de confirmer le classement final. La France a battu les Fidji pour la médaille de bronze à Singapour, confirmant ainsi sa troisième place au classement, et la Grande-Bretagne s’est assurée la huitième position pour disputer la Grande Finale à Madrid du 31 mai au 2 juin, le Brésil rejoignant le Japon, l’Afrique du Sud et l’Espagne pour participer aux qualifications.
La Nouvelle-Zélande remporte le double titre
C’est la Nouvelle-Zélande qui a lancé le jeu le plus rapidement, Blyde trouvant l’espace sur une croisée pour parcourir 80 mètres et marquer le premier essai, mais quelques actions plus tard, la star australienne Maddison Levi parvenait à égaliser.
Isabella Nasser donnait l’avantage à l’Australie jusqu’à ce que la vitesse de Blyde ramène la Nouvelle-Zélande dans le match. Pour autant, l’Australie conservait une courte avance de 14 à 12 à la pause.
Blyde a complété son triplé après que la Nouvelle-Zélande ait créé une énorme surcharge sur l’aile gauche, rendue possible par la blessure de la capitaine australienne Madison Ashby, qui a dû quitter le terrain peu de temps après.
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L’Australie était sous pression, et Portia Woodman ne leur a pas fait de cadeau, mettant les Black Ferns Sevens à 12 points d’avance, malgré tous les efforts de Faith Nathan pour tenter de l’arrêter.
La récupération de Jorja Miller a donné à l’Australie un avantage supplémentaire, mais lorsque Stacey Waaka a marqué dans le coin, la Nouvelle-Zélande a finalement remporté la finale, même si l’Australie a marqué un essai de consolation grâce à Levi à la toute fin du match.
Demi-finales : La Nouvelle-Zélande bat les Fidji d’entrée de jeu, la France écartée
Stacey Waaka et Jorja Miller ont marqué deux essais très rapidement pour affirmer la domination de la Nouvelle-Zélande dans sa demi-finale contre les Fidji.
Michaela Blyde a ajouté un troisième essai dans les quatre minutes suivantes, et les Black Ferns Sevens semblaient déjà hors de portée, même si Ilisapeci Delaiwau les a rappelées à son bon souvenir sur le gong de la mi-temps. Les Fidji ont montré des signes de retour au début de la seconde période, mais le deuxième essai de Blyde a suffi pour sceller la victoire 33-22.
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Dans la demi-finale de la France contre l’Australie, Montserrat Amédée a ouvert le score, mais Maddison Levi a remis les Australiennes à égalité avant la pause, sa botte frôlant la ligne latérale pour inscrire un deuxième essai.
Faith Nathan a inscrit son neuvième essai du week-end pour donner l’avantage à l’Australie et son dixième a permis aux Australiennes d’arracher la victoire 19-12 et de pouvoir affronter la Nouvelle-Zélande en finale.
Finale de bronze : La France surpasse les Fidji
La France menait 12-7 à la pause contre les Fidji, Séraphine Okemba et Iän Jason aplatissant avec Adi Vani Buleki pour les Fidji.
Okemba a récidivé en deuxième mi-temps pour porter l’avance française à 10 points, et n’a pas laissé les Fidji en reste puisque Carla Neisen en a ajouté un autre sous les poteaux. Lou Noel a aplati dans le coin juste avant la fin du match pour une victoire 29-7.
La France se rendra à la Grande Finale à Madrid après avoir terminé confortablement à la troisième place du classement de la saison régulière.
Classement de l’étape du HSBC SVNS Singapour :
- Nouvelle-Zélande
- Australie
- France
- Fidji
- Irlande
- Japon
- Canada
- Grande-Bretagne
- Afrique du Sud
- Etats-Unis
- Espagne
- Brésil
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1 Go to commentsColeman is gaawwwwnnn.
1 Go to commentsnext SA head coach?
3 Go to commentsGreat try by van Poortvliet.
1 Go to commentsThey have been cruelled by injuries but almost nobody (Sevu Reece and Fletcher Newell big exceptions) has played above himself which regularly happened before. Surely Scott Robertson had maintained the recruitment programme and it looks like a reasonable squad. Last in this competition will stall a lot of careers. Penny seems likeable. But it’s not enough even though this was better. We haven’t been good enough and it’s not helped by the “it’s been 15 years since… “etc “after nearly every match. Seems somehow a soft gifting of something once valuable. Kieran Read giving comments last week almost choked describing the easy surrender of possession by the forwards. I’d love to think that the senior players some of whom are back can show enough pride in the jersey to test the Blues next week.
3 Go to commentsWho will Joe select for the back three with so many in form candidates? Just hope he doesn’t get shafted like Dave Rennie and to a lesser extent Deans.
6 Go to commentsAlways reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
3 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
6 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
5 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
5 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
6 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
3 Go to commentsBlues B team on display and made no race of it. By far the best team in SR with the Hurricanes barely getting past the winning post. Up the Blues 💙
7 Go to commentsWould be amazing to have Servette Genève reaching this level
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