A week after the victory of the Blues in Aichi, the XV of France again won a forceps victory (20-15) on Saturday in Tokyo.
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We take (almost) the same ones and start over. The XV of France finds the Japanese for the second match of the summer tour, Saturday July 9, in Tokyo. In heavy atmospheric conditions, marked by a typhoon alert which hovered over the archipelago for a long time, the Blues confirmed their good dynamics by winning in pain (20-15) to conquer their 10th victory in a row (record equaled ), a week after their victory (42-23), on July 2.
Led for a long time (15-7 at the break), the Blues first reduced the gap at the foot, before seeing Baptiste Couilloud, whose entry into play boosted the collective game, leave alone at the start. try behind his winning scrum (72nd). A Japanese test granted, before being canceled for ahead (75th), left a last shiver in the back of Fabien Galthié. The French team thus ends the season undefeated.