“It’s hard not to dwell on it”: how the French XV evacuate the trauma of the World Cup

“Not too bad to have lost?” » The question is childish, innocent. But inevitable. Surrounded by young people from the SCO Angers rugby school, Paul Boudehent faces the question, launched by one of the kids. This Wednesday, October 18, the third row of the Blues and La Rochelle is taking advantage of his vacation to spend a look, accompanied by his girlfriend, at the edge of the pitches of his training club in Maine-et-Loire. Leave as improvised as it was suffered for the 23-year-old player. The fault lies in this cruel defeat against South Africa (28-29) in the quarter-finals, synonymous with elimination from the World Cup, three days earlier.

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