496 days that the XV of France did not lose. From July 17, 2021 and the loss in Australia (33-30). The Blues then went on to win a Grand Slam, defeating (among others) New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, the mainstay trio. And dominated Japan three times. The last one, this Sunday at the Radium in Toulouse, will not go down in history, except that it brought the record of consecutive victories to thirteen. A not-so-breathtaking 35-17 success with just four tries scored and a couple of near misses. But after two peaks of intensity against the Wallabies and Springboks, the legs were definitely a little heavy.
What to remember from this Test against the Japanese players, which began in heavy rain that started to fall right from the start? That Damien Penault is truly the X factor of France’s XV. The Clermont winger netted twice to take his tally to 21 in a blue shirt. To overtake Yannick Jauzion and Patrice…
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Source: Le Figaro
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