CAgainst the XV de la Rose, the French rugby team won its tenth grand slam with a score of 25 to 13. After a tasty match where the French players dominated from start to finish England, the Stade de France is jubilant, Saturday March 19. The Blues of Fabien Galthié and Antoine Dupont, authors of three tries against England, had not won the competition since 2010. They beat Italy (37-10), Ireland (30-24), Scotland (36-17), Wales (13-9) and England. They finish the Six Nations tournament undefeated.
For the Blues, it is the apotheosis after twelve years without a title. It is also a step on the way that leads the XV of France to the 2023 World Cup at home. Fabien Galthié likes to repeat that there are boxes to tick on “the arrow of time” towards the World Cup: after beating Wales in Cardiff, Scotland in Edinburgh and Ireland in Dublin, dominated Australia “Down Under” for the first time since 1990 or triumphed over the All Blacks, the Blues of 2022 were only waiting for a title. It is now done.
They will be able to take a new step with a success in front of the Springboks, reigning world champions during the autumn tour. Since the end of the 2019 World Cup, completed in the quarter-finals, the Blues have transformed and beaten all the big names in world rugby. Apart from the South Africans then.
After 12 years of waiting, our Blues achieve the grand slam feat against England. A new page of rugby is being written tonight. Congratulations to the whole team ! See you in 2023… in France! https://t.co/2HzlRRAHfU
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) March 19, 2022
Emmanuel Macron, proud of this “masterful” team
With emotion, coach Fabien Galthié commented to France Télévisions: “The work carried out with passion, commitment, without concession allowed us to seek this victory this evening and to conclude this tournament with a grand slam. I still can’t figure it out, that’s the thing. We are still under pressure… ” On his official Twitter account, the President of the Republic also shared his joy: ” After 12 years of waiting, our Blues achieve the grand slam feat against England. A new page of rugby is being written tonight. Congratulations to the whole team ! See you in 2023… in France! »