It’s a third victory in as many matches, and that’s the main thing. The French won Scotstoun stadium in Glasgow against Scotland 28 to 8, thanks to a controlled first half. During the second half, which was more messy, Les Bleues did not score any points, but won all the same with the offensive bonus point thanks to their four trials.
“We absolutely have to get our heads straight, we are getting into trouble in the game as a whole, we are very undisciplined, we take too many penaltiesanalyzed Gaëlle Hermet, third line and captain of France. We are lucky, we win the match but it can be detrimental to us. So we have to fix this very, very quickly. (…) We’re going to go home, rest because it’s important – we’re coming out of three intense matches – and individually, we’ll have to ask ourselves what we want to do in the next two matches. Knowing that in Wales, it will be difficult and that the last match against the English, we know what to expect.
In the standings, the French return up to the English with fifteen points and can still dream of a Grand Slam. Annick Hayraud’s players travel to Wales on Friday April 22, before closing this Six Nations Tournament in Bayonne against the English on April 30.