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France’s Women’s XV got off to a good start at the World Cup, dominating South Africa (40-5) on Saturday at Auckland’s Eden Park in their opening game, not forcing too much but easing into a crucial week. match against England.
Les Bleues, drawn in Pool C, scored six tries, including a brace from flyhalf Laure Sansus, named “player of the match”, to give themselves a bonus point that will be invaluable in the race for classification in the quarterfinals. .
Gaëlle Mignot, the assistant coach of the French in charge of the scandal and attitudes in contact, had warned on Friday: “We want to enter the competition in the best possible way.”
Essentially, mission accomplished for Céline Ferrer’s team-mates, but in form they will need to raise their level of play against the English Red Roses, the competition’s heavy favourites: they more than impressed going through no fewer than 14 tries for the Fijians. (84-19).
Les Bleues were able to rely on their tireless coaches Madoussou Fall and Marjorie Mayans. They would benefit from the adjustment and adjustment of some details, especially in the invasion, on the wheels, and from releasing more to take advantage of the smaller space.
“It’s a good performance because we won, but I don’t think the content is satisfactory yet”, Laure Sansus reacted after the match.
In a sold-out Eden Park and under beautiful sunshine, the French quickly scored three tries before the hour mark.
The first, a deceptive attempt from the second minute of the match, was signed by Laure Sansus. The second is the work of the center Gabrielle Vernier (11), ubiquitous, after a small strike from the opener Caroline Drouin, impeccable. Finally, the third came on an interception by Emilie Boulard (17).
For the first captaincy of her career, Céline Ferrer maintained the French women’s “big start” but bemoaned the “small hand errors” which were sometimes “a bit in”. “Pressure” without a doubt, she said.
Thus, while the Habs enjoyed a numerical advantage after a yellow card directed at the third line of the “Women Boks”, Sizophila Solontsi, in the 29th, they failed to materialize, chaining errors and approximations.
This poor time in the French side continued after the break, the Blues conceding a try signed by South African winger Nomawethu Mabenge (50th).
Despite a long time spent in the Boks camp, Bleues, again from Laure Sansus, had to wait until the 67th minute to score their fourth try, synonymous with an offensive bonus, ahead of Caroline Drouin, then the seventh-ranked Joanna Grisez, for her first selection, only worsened the result.
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