The Rugby World Cup ended this Sunday for France, after a defeat in the quarter-finals against South Africa. The French Federation will not make a complaint against the arbitration, “it is not the spirit of rugby”, justifies its president.
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“There will be no appeal, no complaint” against the arbitration, indicated Monday, October 16 on franceinfo Florian Grill, president of the French Rugby Federation after the defeat on Sunday, October 15 of the XV of France (29-28) against South Africa in the quarter-final of the Cup of the world.
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The captain of the Blues, Antoine Dupont, very disappointed, questioned the arbitration at a press conference: “There are clear and obvious things to call out that haven’t been done. I don’t want to be the bitter person who complains about the refereeing because he lost, but I’m not sure that the refereeing was at the level of the challenge today”did he declare.
Florian Grill did not want to overbid: “That’s not the spirit of rugby. Our spirit is that of respect. That’s how we’ve always been and that’s how we always will be. I think that there too , we give a good image of rugby”he added.