Fourteen trials registered later and the XV of France is in the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup. This Sunday, August 31, the French team crushed Brazil. A river score from 84 to 5 against the weakest team in the competition.
The Bleues notably took advantage of the surprise victory of South Africa against Italy occurred earlier during the day (29-24). What ensure for France one of the first two places in group D.
In order to take first place in the group, the French players will have to defeat the South Africans and thus avoid themselves, a priori, to face the double world champions in the New Zealand reigning then.
The teammates of the scrum half Pauline Bourdon Sansus, back after having served two suspension games, repeated their offensive ranges against the Brazilians perfectly.
We can note several doubles, produced by Arbey, Boulard, Ménager and Okemba. If the Bleues wandered against their opponents of the day, they did not win the record for the widest victory of the XV of women women in the World Cup. The recorded record remains France’s match against Japan in April 1999. The French had scored 99 points against 0 for the Japanese.
After nine trials marked in the first period, the rhythm of the French women dropped a little at the start of the second period. The Brazilians, widely supported by the public, held the ball and the rhythm of the meeting more was chopped by changes.
Not enough to destabilize the players trained by the duo of selectors Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz. The French waves continued to surge on the Brazilian defense. In the second period, the Blue registered a total of five tests.
For Brazil, you have to wait until the 64th minute and an action signed Bianca Silva. By flattening the oval ball side French, the Brazilian player marked the history of her sport by scoring the very first try for her country in a World Cup.
