recital of Les Bleues who crush the XV of Clover for their second match of the Six Nations Tournament

A very clean copy. The XV of France dominated Ireland (40-5), with the offensive bonus, Saturday April 2, in Toulouse, for the second day of the Six Nations Tournament. Les Bleues were able to raise the bar after a rough first match against Italy despite the victory (39-6). Forget the festival of awkwardness and fallen balls which had weighed down French game intentions, against Ireland the Blues recited their rugby by slamming six tries, four in the first period alone. It was the main objective of this team, vast favorites on paper, against a Clover XV in reconstruction.

The staff of the Bleues had promised more footwork and emphasized the importance of the fight to respond to the complicated climatic conditions and the physical density of Ireland. The players followed the instructions to the letter. At the foot, the Sansus-Drouin hinge avoided unnecessary risks in the French camp by occupying the ground perfectly. In the wake of second and third lines Madoussou Fall and Gaëlle Hermet, the Tricolores scrapped in defense regularly pushing their opponents into error.

Jostled against Italy, the tricolor touch finished on an almost faultless and even stole three balloons. But it is especially in scrum and on ball carried that the Blue gradually stifled the Irish resistance since they are at the origin of five tries. In this attacking recital, two locals particularly enjoyed themselves behind this pack in the advance: the Toulouse scrum-half, Laure Sansus, slammed a brace by escaping on the short side of a five-meter scrum – she moreover received a standing ovation and was crowned player of the match – while Blagnac winger Mélissande Llorens planted a try and did not go far from reoffending at the end of the game.

In Ernest-Wallon, in an enclosure swept by an icy wind and in front of nearly 11,000 spectators, the players of Annick Hayraud fulfilled their mission: to win with style. Enough to fill up with confidence before tackling their first trip to Scotland next weekend. Two wins in as many games. It had been four years since Les Bleues had started a Six Nations Tournament so well. It was in 2018 and they had also won the competition by achieving the Grand Slam. There is still a long way to go – three games – to achieve a similar outcome, but the Blues have given themselves the right to believe in it a little longer.