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Under the pressure of the New Zealand attack and close to cracking, the XV of France managed to turn the tide on a breathtaking revival of his opening half, to finally win 40-25.
Boldness, confidence. And a good dose of French Flair. In the 62nd minute of a match that the French had brilliantly dominated in the first period, before suffering the reaction of the All Blacks at the start of the second, Romain Ntamack made a major action. An action capable of reversing the trajectory of a match in one fell swoop. In this France-New Zealand, at the Stade de France, Saturday, September 20, it was necessary to achieve the impossible. He did it, with all his teammates in support.
While the Kiwis seemed to fall on the Blues on the field as in score, the opening half of Stade Toulouse stopped an opposing offensive action. First point. But he did not stop at it. By starting from his in-goal, he put his collective in the right direction. And at the end of this initiative full of talent and confidence, there was a penalty for France, passed once again by Melvyn Jaminet, and a yellow card collected by Ardie Savea. New Zealand, close to returning to France, was broken in its tracks. A turning point in this game.