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What is wrong with French Rugby?
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<blockquote data-quote="barthelemy" data-source="post: 990016" data-attributes="member: 56370"><p>Interesting to reread this topic, the good performances of the french team on the last 3 matches put all what we said in perspective. Surely, we need to wait some more matches to talk about resurrection of les bleus but based on what we have seen, there is definitely an improvement in terms of stamina/endurance and in terms of mental. Still a long way to go but you have to be blind to not see a new perspective for this french team.</p><p></p><p>The mix of change of coaching team + massive integration of young players seem to work well. FrenchFan must be eating his hat right now, a good friend of Laporte at the head of the french team + a foreign defense coach seem to work quite well for now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</p><p></p><p>I think the change of mentality is definitely to put on the integration of new young players, they have been trained much better than their predecessors, they have the endurance required by modern rugby, some of them have been part of the U20 2 times world champion team, they are not used to lose.</p><p></p><p>It is really nice to see such a change, maybe the end of the tunnel ? I really appreciated the performance agaisnt wales. and on top of everything, France did win their first 3 matches showing an entertaining rugby, England/Ireland was slightly boring in my opinion</p><p></p><p>One of the other improvement in my opinion is the strategy management, there is much more variation now in hte french game between ball in hand play and kicking game. They also know how to stop some endless and useless pick and go to try another strategy when needed. and this is certainly to put the credit of a guy like Dupont</p><p></p><p>The 2 last matches will be again some important test for this french team, will be important to stay focus against scotland and to win. Based on what Ireland showed vs England, if we win convingly against scotland, I do not see the irish beat us in Paris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barthelemy, post: 990016, member: 56370"] Interesting to reread this topic, the good performances of the french team on the last 3 matches put all what we said in perspective. Surely, we need to wait some more matches to talk about resurrection of les bleus but based on what we have seen, there is definitely an improvement in terms of stamina/endurance and in terms of mental. Still a long way to go but you have to be blind to not see a new perspective for this french team. The mix of change of coaching team + massive integration of young players seem to work well. FrenchFan must be eating his hat right now, a good friend of Laporte at the head of the french team + a foreign defense coach seem to work quite well for now :D. I think the change of mentality is definitely to put on the integration of new young players, they have been trained much better than their predecessors, they have the endurance required by modern rugby, some of them have been part of the U20 2 times world champion team, they are not used to lose. It is really nice to see such a change, maybe the end of the tunnel ? I really appreciated the performance agaisnt wales. and on top of everything, France did win their first 3 matches showing an entertaining rugby, England/Ireland was slightly boring in my opinion One of the other improvement in my opinion is the strategy management, there is much more variation now in hte french game between ball in hand play and kicking game. They also know how to stop some endless and useless pick and go to try another strategy when needed. and this is certainly to put the credit of a guy like Dupont The 2 last matches will be again some important test for this french team, will be important to stay focus against scotland and to win. Based on what Ireland showed vs England, if we win convingly against scotland, I do not see the irish beat us in Paris [/QUOTE]
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