the positives and negatives of the Six Nations Tournament

Best director of the Six Nations Tournament (63 points) for the second year in a row, Thomas Ramos scored, one minute from the final whistle, the penalty in the Blues’ victory against England on Saturday in Lyon. JEFF PACHOUD / AFP

ANALYSE – Stunned by their failure in the World Cup and still convalescing, the Blues seem to be on the road to recovery. Their success against the English constitutes the best remedy.

Who, on the evening of the 3rd day of this Six Nations Tournament and this pitiful draw (13-13) against Italy in Lille, would have predicted that the French XV would finish in second place in the 2024 vintage? The Blues exploded in Marseille against Ireland (17-38), owing their salvation in Edinburgh to a try refused to the Scots (16-20) in stoppage time. Not to mention the post which saved them from humiliation by returning Garbisi’s decisive penalty to the north of France. All the merit of this team was to raise their heads and promise to finish in style. An offensive recital in Cardiff (24-45) against weak Welsh (who would then be beaten by Italy to recover the cumbersome wooden spoon…) and a Crunch of crazy intensity won at the wire (33- 31) thanks to a penalty as generous as it was distant from Thomas Ramos in the last minute.

It was several times close to nothing, therefore, for the Blues to complete this post-World Cup Tournament…

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