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La Grande Finale de Madrid pour les Bleus !

Les joueurs de l'équipe de France célèbrent leur victoire sur le podium après avoir remporté le match de la finale masculine du HSBC World Rugby à Sept entre la France et l'Argentine au stade Metropolitano de Madrid, le 2 juin 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)

Ils l’ont fait ! À six semaines des Jeux olympiques, l’équipe de France s’est positionnée idéalement en remportant la Grande Finale de Madrid du circuit de Sevens face à l’Argentine (19-5).

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La victoire est belle pour ce groupe, déjà sacré à Los Angeles cette année (le premier titre depuis 19 ans) et qui a su revenir de tout dans la capitale espagnole.

D’une défaite en poule contre… l’Argentine, d’un dernier match de poule bien mal embarqué contre la Grande-Bretagne, d’une demi-finale tendue face aux Fidji.

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Finalement, le match mené le plus sereinement du tournoi, si l’on excepte le premier match face à une faible Australie (38-5), aura été cette finale.

Face à des Argentins grands vainqueurs de la saison, les Bleus ont fait un match quasi parfait en défense, particulièrement dans les contre-rucks, prenant leurs adversaires à leur jeu habituel.

L’Argentine avait beau ouvrir la marque par Luciano Gonzalez qui raffutait Stephen Parez puis Jordan Sepho pour finir en coin (0-5, 6e).

Les Bleus, qui s’étaient vu refuser un essai pour un genou de Jean-Pascal Barraque en touche (3e), ne paniquaient pas. Ils répliquaient peu avant la mi-temps de la meilleure des manières pour se gonfler de confiance : par un essai de 100 mètres.

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Étonnamment, Rodrigo Isgro tapait à suivre au pied. Dans son en-but, Varian Pasquet lançait une contre-attaque osée. Il passait à Jefferson-Lee Joseph qui croisait sa course avec Jean-Pascal Barraque. Ce dernier trouvait Stephen Parez plein axe.

Parez, qui a découvert le rugby au lycée français de Madrid, tenait bon jusqu’à la ligne (7-5, 7e) pour faire passer son équipe devant à la mi-temps.

Comme en demi-finale, Antoine Dupont entrait en jeu après la pause. Et comme en demie, comme en poule, il ne tardait pas à être décisif. La tentative d’interception d’une de ses passes se terminait en en-avant pour Isgro, qui écopait d’un carton jaune sur le coup (9e).

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Dans la continuité de cette sanction, les Bleus récupéraient un bon ballon suite à un bon travail défensif commun de Rebbadj et Riva pour mettre Gonzalez en touche (10e).

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Derrière la touche, les Bleus balayent tout le terrain pour décaler Jefferson-Lee Joseph en bout de ligne à droite (14-5, 10e).

Le plus dur semblait fait. Et la victoire était assurée pour de bon quand Paulin Riva, bien décalé à l’intérieur par Dupont, marquait le 3e essai des Bleus (19-5, 12e).

Vexés, les Argentins pourrissaient quelque peu la fin du match, avec notamment ce carton rouge adressé à Isgro pour un plaquage dangereux sur Riva.

Le début de bagarre générale qui suivait ne gâchait pas la fête : les Français pouvaient fêter ce superbe succès, leur deuxième de la saison et entonner des « Champions du monde » enthousiasmants, qui appellent des « Champions olympiques » dans quelques semaines.

Retrouvez tous les résumés de match sur RugbyPass.tv.

Visionnez l'épisode exclusif de "Walk the Talk" où Ardie Savea discute avec Jim Hamilton de son expérience à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023, de sa vie au Japon, de son parcours avec les All Blacks et de ses perspectives d'avenir. Regardez-le gratuitement dès maintenant sur RugbyPass TV.

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Oh no, not him again? 2 hours ago
England internationals disagree on final play execution vs All Blacks

Okay, so we blew it big time on Saturday. So rather than repeating what most people have all ready said, what do I want to see from Borthwick going forward?


Let's keep Marcus Smith on the pitch if he's fit and playing well. I was really pleased with his goal kicking. It used to be his weakness. I feel sympathy for George Ford who hadn't kicked all match and then had a kick to win the game. You hear pundits and commentators commend kickers who have come off the bench and pulled that off. Its not easy. If Steve B continues to substitute players with no clear reason then he is going to get criticised.


On paper I thought England would beat NZ if they played to their potential and didn't show NZ too much respect. Okay, the off the ball tackles certainly stopped England scoring tries, but I would have liked to see more smashing over gainlines and less kicking for position. Yes, I also know it's the Springbok endorsed world cup double winning formula but the Kiwi defence isn't the Bok defence, is it. If you have the power to put Smith on the front foot then why muzzle him? I guess what I'm saying is back, yourself. Why give the momentum to a team like NZ? Why feed the beast? Don't give the ball to NZ. Well d'uh.


Our scrum is a long term weakness. If you are going to play Itoje then he needs an ogre next door and a decent front row. Where is our third world class lock? Where are are realible front row bench replacements? The England scrum has been flakey for a while now. It blows hot and cold. Our front five bench is not world class.


On the positive side I love our starting backrow right now. I'd like to see them stick together through to the next world cup.


Anyway, there is always another Saturday.

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CO 2 hours ago
Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

Robertson is more a manager of coaches than a coach so it comes down to intent of outcomes at a high level. I like his intent, I like the fact his Allblacks are really driving the outcomes however as he's pointed out the high error rates are not test level and their control of the game is driving both wins and losses. England didn't have to play a lot of rugby, they made far fewer mistakes and were extremely unlucky not to win.


In fact the English team were very early in their season and should've been comfortably beaten by an Allblacks team that had played multiple tests together.


Razor has himself recognised that to be the best they'll have to sort out the crisis levels of mistakes that have really increased since the first two tests against England.


Early tackles were a classic example of hyper enthusiasm to not give an inch, that passion that Razor has achieved is going to be formidable once the unforced errors are eliminated.


That's his secret, he's already rebuilt the passion and that's the most important aspect, its inevitable that he'll now eradicate the unforced errors. When that happens a fellow tier one nation is going to get thrashed. I don't think it will be until 2025 though.


The Allblacks will lose both tests against Ireland and France if they play high error rates rugby like they did against England.


To get the unforced errors under control he's going to be needing to handover the number eight role to Sititi and reset expectations of what loose forwards do. Establish a clear distinction with a large, swarthy lineout jumper at six that is a feared runner and dominant tackler and a turnover specialist at seven that is abrasive in contact. He'll then need to build depth behind the three starters and ruthlessly select for that group to be peaking in 2027 in hit Australian conditions on firm, dry grounds.


It's going to help him that Savea is shifting to the worst super rugby franchise where he's going to struggle behind a beaten pack every week.


The under performing loose forward trio is the key driver of the high error rates and unacceptable turn overs due to awol link work. Sititi is looking like he's superman compared to his openside and eight.


At this late stage in the season they shouldn't be operating with just the one outstanding loose forward out of four selected for the English test. That's an abject failure but I think Robertson's sacrificing link quality on purpose to build passion amongst the junior Allblacks as they see the reverential treatment the old warhorses are receiving for their long term hard graft.


It's unfortunately losing test matches and making what should be comfortable wins into nail biters but it's early in the world cup cycle so perhaps it's a sacrifice worth making.


However if this was F1 then Sam Cane would be Riccardo and Ardie would be heading into Perez territory so the loose forwards desperately need revitalisation through a rebuild over the next season to complement the formidable tight five.

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