2023-10-17 08:24:31
By Arnaud Coudry
Published yesterday at 6:43 p.m., Updated 31 minutes ago
The disappointed, stunned Blues take a victory lap in front of their home crowd following the defeat on Sunday evening once morest the Springboks (28-29). Sébastien Soriano and Paul Delort / Le Figaro
ANALYSIS – Beyond the refereeing, several factors explain the frustrating failure of the Blues once morest South Africa and the elimination in the quarter-finals of their World Cup.
Fabien Galthié announced it before this explosive quarter-final once morest the world champion Springboks: “It will be a real game of chess.” And it did. A match that was not as locked down as expected and which was played out on small details. But also major strategic choices. The Springboks had in fact decided to start the game with a “playful” team, like the Reinach-Libbok hinge, before driving the point home with their more experienced pair De Klerk-Pollard, who perfectly managed a late breathtaking match. A paid choice.
In addition to imposing a constant fight up front, the world champions knew how to plant deadly spikes in attack. Far from being locked into restrictive rugby. “They stuck to their plans, signing three tries on the counter-attack in the first half, with a lot of pressure play, and they fed off our mistakes, the referee’s whistle, to be able to score points at the right time…
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