Thomas Darracq’s players ended up breaking the Italian lock to win their ticket to the semi-finals of the World Cup this Saturday.
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Les Bleues have finally let go, as their coach hoped. Admittedly, it was necessary to wait for the hour of play before finding the XV of France, but here it is in the last four of the World Cup thanks to its large victory (39-3) against Italy, Saturday, October 29.
The meeting has long remained as tense as this failed attempt by Charlotte Escudero: out of the scrum, the third center line let the ball escape in goal after having done the most difficult. An approximation among many others (forward, faults on the ground, lost touches) which have long prevented the Blues from validating their domination. In total, two tries were canceled after video arbitration.
But Les Bleues, led by Joanna Grisez, author of a hat-trick (3rd, 68th, 70th), and Caroline Drouin impeccable at the foot and in the animation, managed to get out of the Italian trap to win a sixth consecutive participation in the semi-finals of a World Cup. They will face in the last four the winner of the shock between the host country New Zealand and Wales.