On the eve of the clash between France and England for the second match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Blue hooker Agathe Sochat “wants to let go” with her teammates.
The Blues will have toput a grain of sand in the machine“If they want to beat the big English favorites, said hooker Agathe Sochat, Friday, on the eve of the shock of the second day of the group stage of the World Cup in New Zealand.
«We know their strength, we can’t say that we’re going to be surprised by their game: it’s regularly the same thing and they do it very well“, Underlined Sochat (27 years old, 32 selections) before the Crunch of Pool C of the World Cup.
The game of the Englishis based on a very strong conquest, on the fault of the opponent: penalty touch, ball carried… They play very little in their camp, they return long kicks“, she further detailed.
World N.1, undefeated for twenty-six matches and great favorites of the New Zealand World Cup, the “Red Roseshave not lost against France since March 2018.
«We know that we are Tom Thumb in this meeting so we want to let go», a poursuivi Sochat.
«Our goal is to put a grain of sand in their machine and do everything to allow us to set up our game through their failures.“Launched the Stade Bordelais player.
Same story on the side of the staff. “If they are on specific patterns, they are able to vary their game and be threatening everywhere“, has also abounded David Ortiz, in charge of the French scrum.
«The girls have stepped up this week, they have raised their standards even if, on the management side, we have played down this match so that they can prepare for it serenely.“, he further underlined.
«We have everything to gain from this match: it’s a stage but not an end in itself because it’s neither a final nor an elimination match», a conclu Ortiz.
England easily won their first match against Fiji (84-19) while France dominated South Africa (40-5).
