The Blues won against England (25-13) on Saturday, thanks to tries from Gaël Fickou, François Cros and Antoine Dupont.
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The deliverance for the Blues who achieve the Grand Slam, 12 years after Thierry Dusautoir and his family. Thanks to its victory over England (25-13), Saturday March 19, the XV of France won the Six Nations Tournament. Tests by Gaël Fickou, François Cros and Antoine Dupont made the difference.
While the Blues lead 3-0 thanks to a penalty scored by Melvyn Jaminet, Gaël Fickou comes to concretize the domination of the Blues. After several fixing sequences, the Racing 92 player is found by Romain Ntamack on the outside and marks his 12th try with the XV of France.
Already decisive on the first try, Romain Ntamack still makes his talent speak just before half-time. The Toulousain offered himself a breakthrough in the defense of the XV de la Rose, before being stopped a few meters from the in-goal. In support, François Cros recovers the ball and flattens on the line. The third row scored his first try with the XV of France.
Led 6-18 at the break, the English came back more conquering and finally found the fault in the French defense, which had been very solid until then. After a breakthrough in the axis, the XV of the Rose finds the shift on the wing to register a corner try and come back to only 5 points from the French.
The English chained the incursions into the French camp but the Blues let the storm pass to start again. After several charges and crossings, Grégory Alldritt quickly gives the ball to Antoine Dupont. The latter resists a tackle before heading towards the line and scoring the third tricolor try. The Stade de France can exult.
