Rugby World Cup: The French XV got scared

After beating New Zealand in the opening match (27-13), the French XV almost fell into a trap with their second meeting in Group A, against Uruguay (27-12). More fear than harm, however, for William Servat, forward coach of the France team, who wants to quickly turn the page to concentrate on the future.

The path of XV of France in this group A after the victory over the All Blacksseemed very simple. Fabien Galthié could in fact rest its frames and rotate widely facing theUruguay and to the Namibiato then bring out the heavy artillery for the last match at theItaly. Eventually, The Teros created more problems than expected Blueswho missed the offensive bonus point and whose executives should be back sooner than expected.

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“Sometimes we come across courageous, valiant adversaries who can fight back even if we are stronger, but less concentrated…”

Obviously, criticism arose after this very bad operation, but William Saves don’t be alarmed. “ We have talented players, capable of winning a World Cup opening match against New Zealand, and who prepared Uruguay in a slightly different way. It’s like in boxing: sometimes, we come across courageous, valiant opponents, who can fight back even if we are stronger, but less concentrated… And that’s what happened against Uruguay » explained in a press conference coach of the front of the XV of France.

“I think we prepared for this match in the right way, but it is normal and human for the players to relax”

« Uruguay put our ideas in order in terms of combat, which is the basis for doing great things. Rugby remains a collective combat sport, and when we come with this philosophy, we can do magnificent things. We saw it again with Uruguay. But today we want to move on ” has followed William Saveswhich therefore projects itself onto the encounter facing the Namibia this Thursday. “ I think we prepared for this match in the right way, but it is normal and human for the players to relax. When you’ve spent weeks, months or even years preparing for a match, it’s difficult to move on to the next one. I don’t think we can maintain the same level of tension over an entire competition if we want them to surpass themselves at any given moment. ».