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L'Ouganda prend sa revanche sur la Belgique en quart du Sevens Challenger
Cruelle déception pour l’équipe féminine de rugby à sept de Belgique. Après un parcours sans faute en phase de poule, elles ont chuté face à l’Ouganda en quart de finale du World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger à Dubaï.
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Ironie puisque les filles de Emiel Vermote avaient déjà battu l’Ouganda 14-5 (essais de Cécile Blondiau et de Noémie Van de Poele) la veille en phase de poule.
La journée avant pourtant bien commencé avec la victoire 17-7 sur la Thaïlande, clôturant une phase de poule impeccable après une autre autre victoire la veille sur la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (31-10).
Malgré un bon début de la Belgique avec Noémie Van de Poele qui marque dès la troisième minute en quart de finale, l’Ouganda revient au score une minute plus tard avec Grace Nabaggala qui en marque un deuxième à la 12e.
Les Belges avaient de quoi tenir, mais leur indiscipline leur a coûté extrêmement cher. Pas moins de quatre cartons leur ont été attribués : trois jaunes et un rouge.
La Belgique s’est retrouvée à cinq joueuses pour finir la première période avec deux cartons sur Margaux Stevins et Femke Soens.
Le retour des vestiaires n’a pas été plus calme sur le plan de la discipline puisque Femke Soens a écopé de son deuxième jaune, menant au rouge, condamnant les Belges à joué à six pendant les cinq longues dernières minutes.
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Elles ont néanmoins montré qu’elles ne baissaient pas les bras pour autant, déjà en ne prenant pas la marée face à l’Ouganda, mais aussi par Cécile Blondiau qui a marqué le dernier essai de la rencontre à la 14e pour revenir à cinq points des Ougandaises (12-17).
Les Belges disputeront un match de classement dimanche 14 janvier.
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Incorrect title. He hasn’t said Furlong is one of the best scrummagers. He said he is one of the best props.
1 Go to comments“_It seems like a crazy thing that he was counting them_“ Are you stupid, mate? Anyone with more than half a brain understands that he meant “a lot” or something similar. Do you really think he was counting? “*Goode*: Told you, Jim!“ No, you banana. You said, explicitly, that the Irish players didn’t say what EE said they did. Even though you weren’t there. Even though you didn’t hear a word they said. M0r0n.
107 Go to commentsI am sure that Scott Robertson did do the courtesy of telling Sam Cane that he was not in his All Black plans and NZR would support him if he wished to sign a lucrative pension playing out his career in the cream puff rugby that is Japan’s Top League. I fail to see this as a negative as Israel Dagg is trying to spin it. Razor allowed Cane to leave with dignity rather than being unceremoniously dumped as was Buck Shelford.
4 Go to commentsHey rugbypass can I also get involved with writing rugby articles?
1 Go to commentsHey rugbypass can I also get involved with writing rugby articles?
1 Go to commentsAT THE END OF THE DAY THE TEAM WITH 4 WORLD CUPS WILL ALWAYS GET TO TELL THE OTHER NATION TO SUCK MY BALLS. THIS IS A SCIENTIFIC AND IRREFUTABLE FACT.
107 Go to commentsWish him and his family the best in his retirement from International rugby and into the future.
1 Go to commentsSelf proclaimed expert/pundit Andy Goode and his very personal views on referees…Why recalling them in such an article as if he were an undisputed authority on the subject ? Only because fellow writer ?
1 Go to commentsLate growth spurts are a common problem over here. I’m well over 30, and I just started having a growth spurt too. Could be a world class prop soon.
1 Go to commentsas much as the challenge cup is a bit of a nothing competition, winning it would still mean something. last year it was won by toulon, who are now something like 4th in the top 14? The year before it was won by Lyon a season before they finished 3rd in the league. The year before that the final was contested by Montpellier and Leicester - 12 months before they both became domestic champions. That should give Gloucester fans some hope.
1 Go to commentsgreat article - although I can’t help wonder whether the more relevant debate over coming years will be between Ford and Fin Smith!
10 Go to commentsMaking Scott Barrett captain might be a masterstroke….will calm him down & stop brain fades and also take pressure off Ardie, so he can just play his natural monster game. Lets see how that all pans out🧐
8 Go to commentsI’m surprised Scotland are planning to rest key players this summer - I don’t think any other tier 1 nation will be doing the same?
3 Go to commentsGreat analysis Brett and what a shame that RA haven't spent more on the tight five instead. BTW I see the latest 8-9 Combo has dropped, looking forward to that. It's incredible the amount of damage that Hamish and Eddie's egos did in such a short space of time. From memory Eddie drove the initial drive to poach league stars way back in the 00s, with community rugby paying the price in reduced funding. Australia went from 15% of its income being spent on community rugby in 2002 to 2.4% in 2015, sheer madness and look where they are now. Hamish reminds me of Scrappy Doo. Always mouthing off, spoiling for a fight with bigger dogs who'd eat him alive. Sadly RA didn't have a Scooby Doo to bail him out.
12 Go to comments*_“I love watching bone-shuddering tackles, brutal clear-outs, monster ball carries, and crushingly intense scrummaging. I love it. These things make my heart rate spike. These aren’t the only things I love about rugby, but I feel no need to pretend I don’t love them, or to apologise for loving them just in case someone thinks I shouldn’t.”_* beautifully put Flats🔥
3 Go to comments“Hidden comments” all over the place😂 Turlough’s been a busy little boy ey🤭
107 Go to commentsit’ll all be released in an autobiography a few years from now….. “Razor shafted me” blah blah blah. thinking of making Scott Barrett captain might be a good move. Could calm down his brain fades & make him an even better player for them
4 Go to commentsSadly he played far too many games too young. England and France really do need to look after their younger players better.
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1 Go to commentsWhether true or not, all the best to you Sam Cane. A warrior of a player and a loyal servant to the ABs! Go get you some yen and have some fun.
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