This Saturday, November 6, at the Stade de France, for its first match in front of its audience since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, the Blues won 29-20 against the Argentinian Pumas after a match with good and less good .
Long battered, the Blues made the difference in the 2nd half. Fabien Galthié’s men accelerated back from the locker room to win. And they were able to count on the very good performances of two young players who played their first match in blue at the Stade de France, Thibaut Flament and Melvin Jaminet.
Keep the advantage until the end
After two penalties passed by Melvyn Jaminet early in the match, Matthieu Jalibert was countered on a dismissal and Tomas Cubelli flattened between the posts to give the advantage to the Pumas in the 22nd minute (6-7). In the second half, the French scored two tries, by Thibaud Flament and Peato Mauvaka, and Jaminet managed two new penalties.
Despite a try from Santiago Carreras scored at the very end of the match for Argentina, France still won. For Fabien Galthié, the essential is there: the Blues have for once been able to keep their short advantage until the end.
The public, a real support for the Blues
Throughout the match, the XV of France could count on a strong support, their public. The 55,000 spectators pushed the Blues throughout the match to ultimately be a strong ally.
The second match of the Blues, in this Autumn Tour, will take place next Sunday, in Bordeaux. It will be against Georgia.