They trembled, suffered, but they are there for the last square. A week after their short and reversing success against Ireland (18-13) in the quarterfinals of the World Rugby World, the players of the XV of France female will however still have to raise their level in a few days.
They face, on Saturday, September 20, in the semi-finals, the big favorite of the competition: England. Unbeaten since the start of the Tournament The English will have the support of an entire people. The match will be played at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. The match will be broadcast on TF1 (at 4.30 p.m.) which broke an audience record during the broadcast of the match against Ireland.
A huge challenge therefore awaits the players of the duo Ortiz-Mignot, who have not dominated the English since 2018. In the preparation match, they had collected a heavy backhand in Mont-de-Marsan (6-40) in early August.
But in April, during the Six Nations Tournament, they had long resisted before giving in (43-42). What to hope for a feat … It will take one for the Blue to qualify for the first world final in their history (in ten participations).
The kick-off of the France-England match is scheduled for this Saturday, September 20, at 4.30 p.m. The meeting will be followed live on TF1 as well as direct commented on the Parisien.fr website.
