By Sébastien Vau
Published 2 hours ago, Updated now
Pauline Bourdon Sansus, strong element of the victory of the Bleues. Nick Browning/News Images / News Images / Panoramic
For the first day of the Tournament, despite numerous approximations, the French women’s XV largely dominated the Trèfle XV (38-17) at Le Mans.
The Blues successfully entered the competition this Saturday with an improved success against Ireland (38-17) for the first day of the Women’s Six Nations Tournament. The players of the Mignot-Ortiz duo did not take half measures and scored five tries through Bourdon Sansus (3rd), Marine Ménager (32nd), Fall (47th), Sochat (62nd) and Riffonneau (75th). The young 18-year-old phenomenon Kelly Arbey could also have scored a try for her first selection for the French team. Unfortunately the party was a little spoiled when the Toulouse woman’s achievement was refused after the video refereeing. An impressive offensive performance from the French which was not perfect in all areas of the game.
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An unconvincing first half and two tries conceded
Despite three tries in the first period, the Blues were often very messy and approximate. This is evidenced by their five hand faults in the last decisive meters. The French women also conceded two tries, that of Wafer (74th) and a largely avoidable one in the last seconds of the match after a hesitation by Tuy in front of his goal, which allowed Dalton to put pressure on and recover the leather before flattening with force. Nothing serious for the Bleues, of course, who were (logically) well above their opponents of the day, but who will have to be more effective next week in Edinburgh to face Scotland and to continue to compete with the great English favorites to the final victory in this Tournament.
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