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U20 : « En trois secondes, tu passes de 15-0 à… 15-7, avec trois cartons jaunes »

Le talonneur de l'équipe de France des moins de 20 ans, Lyam Akrab, lors du match international de rugby à XV des Six Nations entre l'Irlande et la France au Musgrave Park de Cork, en Irlande, le 7 mars 2025. (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Les Bleuets se sont sérieusement compliqué la tâche en Irlande vendredi 7 mars, évoluant quelques minutes à 12 après une cascade de cartons jaunes en fin de première période. Mais malgré cette infériorité numérique et quelques fautes largement évitables, les jeunes Français, largement dominateurs dans le jeu, ont réussi à repartir de Cork avec une victoire précieuse.

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« On a un groupe qui lâche rien, on reste soudés tout le temps », témoignait le capitaine et Homme du match Corentin Mezou après la rencontre. « On arrive toujours à switcher entre nous, même si on fait des petites erreurs. Et je pense que c’était ça, le mot-clé pour nous : on n’a pas lâché.

« On a su switcher, bien communiquer entre nous, et c’est ce qui nous amène à la victoire. C’était un gros combat, même si, c’est sûr, on aurait pu se la rendre plus facile… Mais on a vu que même à 12 contre 15, on n’a pas lâché. On est des gros compétiteurs, on aime le challenge, et là, on l’a relevé. »

Avant cet épisode chaotique, les Bleuets avaient déjà pris le large en inscrivant trois essais par Echegaray (15e), Lévêque (19e) après une superbe inspiration d’Antoine Deliance, et Akrab (34e) sur ballon porté. De retour à 15 dix minutes après la pause, ils ont repris leur marche en avant avec un nouvel essai d’Akrab, meilleur marqueur du tournoi (six réalisations).

Mais la fin de match fut plus laborieuse, les péripéties de la première période semblant avoir cassé leur élan. L’Irlande, dépassée physiquement et sans grande inspiration, a sauvé l’honneur après la sirène, sans priver les Français d’un succès bonifié mérité.

« Ouais, c’est un bon événement… Parce qu’en fait, en trois secondes, tu passes de 15-0 à… 15-7, avec trois cartons jaunes ! », soufflait après coup le manager Cédric Laborde, soulignant la rudesse de l’ascenseur émotionnel.

« Mais ça restait un événement à bien gérer. On avait la mi-temps pour ça, et les joueurs ont super bien réagi à la stratégie mise en place pendant les premières minutes.

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« L’idée, sur les dix premières minutes, c’était simple : tenir le ballon, ne pas le laisser aux Irlandais. Et franchement, on a hyper bien géré cette période. On a joué en touche en faisant passer le chronomètre… Et au final, on n’a pas trop souffert à 12 contre 15.

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« Ça montre bien ce que Coco (Corentin Mezou, ndlr) disait : ce groupe sait réagir, même sous forte pression. Et ça, c’est formateur, ça construit une identité d’équipe. Après le match, c’est des bons moments. »

Ce succès, leur troisième en quatre rencontres du Tournoi des Six Nations U20, leur permet de rester en course pour le titre, en attendant un éventuel faux-pas de l’Angleterre lors de la dernière journée.

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