the dazzling revival of French flair

We had been thinking about it for two years. The audacious and magnificent revival of Romain Ntamack, initiated from his in-goal against the All Blacks last November, was an undeniable illustration of this. But, against the Scots, what struck was the connection of all three-quarters in this desire to try shots, to embark on dazzling counterattacks. Antoine Dupont had shown the way by leaving for a long devastating raid, feasting on a crumb of the ball hit by a Finn Russell far from imagining such a boomerang effect 80 meters from his in-goal.

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There was this crazy sarabande of instant passes concluded by Yoram Moefana. Or these balloons scratched by the front and transformed into gold in two, three movements. At the 42^e, first served, Damian Penaud accelerates on his wing, taps to follow and Jonathan Danty concludes. At the 59^e minute, three Blues struggle to snatch the ball. Two assists, the ball on the wing and life is good for the Clermontois. Who will write a little more…