We are playing the very last seconds of this second test match of the XV of France in New Zealand. A week earlier, the Blues had fallen heavily against the Blacks in Christchurch, on the score of 23 to 9. Something is however turning, this July 14, 1979. The gods of the oval speak French. This national holiday, France leading against the biggest team in the history of rugby, with a score of 24-19, is preparing not to take the Bastille but Eden Park in Auckland, in front 60,000 local dumbfounded.
The final ball of the match is in the hands of …
