Match of Rugby in XV France - England (2002)

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Tournament of the Six Nations By Laurent TELO France-England: 20-15 Clap of thunder on the Tournament: the single candidate declared with the large Slam, England, lets herself surprise by a team of France in a state of grace. The Blue ones are essential (20-15) and aim, from now on, the victory in the Tournament, even the Large Slam, before their two last meetings, in Scotland (March 23rd) then against Ireland (April 6th). ENGLAND FRANCE 20 15 Saint-Denis (Stade de France) Tests G. MERCERON (10th) I. HARINORDOQUY (14th) J. ROBINSON (40e) B. COHEN (80e) Transformations G. MERCERON (10th, 14th) J. WILKINSON (40e) Goals G. MERCERON (37e, 59e) J. WILKINSON (42e) Teams NR. ABRUPT D. BORY A. ROUGERIE D. FLYING BRIDGE T. MARSH G. MERCERON F. GALTHIE (c) (P. MIGNONI 67e) S. BETSEN O. MAGNE I. HARINORDOQUY (R. MARTIN 79e) O. BROUZET D. AURADOU (F. PELOUS 59e) J. CRENCA (O. MILLOUD 59e) P. VILLIERS R. IBANEZ (O. AZAM 74e) B. COHEN J. ROBINSON W. GREENWOOD Mr. TINDALL (H. PAUL 40e) A. HEALEY J. WILKINSON (D. LUGER 74e) K. BRACKEN NR. BACK R. HILL J. WORSLEY (Mr. CORRY 59e) Mr. JOHNSON (c) B. KAY (D. GREWCOCK 74e) G. ROWNTREE (J. LEONARD 74e) P. VICKERY S. THOMPSON (D. WEST 74e)

The fact of the match

The sky fell on large heads like melons. Not on those of Gallic, eternal young imps who played Stade de France one of their prettier turns, but on those of the English, exceptionally gifted pupils, with the ego an oversize bit. But do not believe that England became an ordinary team. She marks, like the French, two tests. Even if these two blow of glare do not owe anything with a succeeded construction. Even if, for once, the desire and the collective were entire French side. Even if the XV in the Rose lived her match like a slow shipwreck, incompetent, with the image of his wonder Jonny Wilkinson, which sought in vain to tear off itself with the fabric woven by Serge Betsen, to solve the French headache. Simply, the team of France, with this single capacity to adapt her play to that of the adversary, took the measurement of the English as of starts. She affixed an at the same time needy and artistic hand on the match. Needy: aggressive defense on the man, unusual conservation of the balloon at it, discipline and rigor in the regroupings, impeccable alignments in key (that balloons bated on launching English!). Artistic: two tests of anthology as the samples of a performance to be consigned in the large book of the most beautiful pages of its history. It was feared that the Blue ones are physically limited but the head replaced the legs on many occasions. And here they are, two years before the World cup, to rise, with the height of a destiny that one predicts to them exceptional, since in two seasons, France beat what is done best in the world gotha. 1e half-time The French, like deaths of hunger, put the English under pressure. Respecting with the letter the instructions of Bernard Laporte, the Blue ones, launched by sumptuous Galthié although decreased, invest all the width of the ground. With the hand, on traditional attacks or with the foot, in the intervals. All this being made possible by clear and fast releases. Honey for Rougerie and Bory which, failing to bore, enquiquinent their opposite. And, at the 10th minute, in reward of an introduction without bur, Damien Traille bores the first curtain, creates a regrouping with the advantage of the French. Fabien Galthié pretended the big wide and escapes from the short-nap cloth to transmit to Harinordoquy, which swallows 20 meters of only one gulp, but, not too greedy, temporizes and sends Gerald Merceron to the test, granted after visionnage. (10 ' and 7-0 for France). In defense, the Blue ones exert a monitoring of every moment, not letting anything pass and, better, without putting itself at the fault. And since all thus goes for best in the Brave New World possible ones, on the way for the second test of anthology of the afternoon: Flying bridge and Galthié are still at the origin of the movement, prolonged in the great depths by Olivier Brouzet, reconverted winger of overflow. Regrouping and the action finishes contrary to the ground with Magne, then Marsh offering the test to the Harinordoquy young person who took ten years of experience in fifteen days of time. The English, exceeded, rely on the grace of the first saint come to see two enormous French occasions fallen through in extremis. At the end of this first period, the French undergo more than of habit and, at the end of a long defensive sequence near their line of test, granted by the referee (6 minutes of time of additional play!), Jason Robinson, awaited will-o'-the-wisp, are played of Flying bridge, Merceron and Betsen to let hope for its team. 17-7, the English leave themselves there rather well. 2nd half-time The English mark of entry on a penalty of Wilkinson (3rd, 17-10) but the Blue ones intend to make dance their adversaries on the same rate/rhythm. Then, Galthié, diverting captain, watch the way. Perforation, support. All is there, even these some faults of hands which waste the pleasure and some well felt occasions. Physically tested, the two teams propose a match less untied. The team of France suffers perhaps more but mark all the same on a penalty of Merceron (20th, 20-10), before leaving the tripe in defense. A task which occupies them of long minutes. Successfully, helped in that generally by the bad English choice. The Blue ones thus recover a good number of balloons which they rather exploit from now on with the foot that with the hand, tiredness showing the end of its nose. The prescribed time is finished. There remain five minutes of additional time and the French cannot prevent Ben Cohen from marking the second English test with the reception of a beautiful candle. But it was written that the Blue ones would hold their chief of work until the end.

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