XV of France: the Blues end their nightmare tour with a defeat against Argentina
Les Bleus de Fabien Galthié ont joué leur dernier match dans cette tournée. EPA – Guillaume Horcajuelo
Le XV de France a été battu par l’Argentine (33-25), lors du dernier test-match de sa tournée sud-américaine, marquée par la mise à l’écart de Melvyn Jaminet pour racisme et l’incupaltion d’Oscar Jegou et Hugo Auradou pour viol aggravé.
The two victories in South America, first against Argentina (28-13) then in Uruguay (43-28), have in fact taken second place while the Blues have undoubtedly experienced the ;rsquo;one of the worst weeks in the history of French rugby.
The second line of Pau Hugo Auradou (20 years old, 1 selection) and the third line of La Rochelle Oscar < strong>Jegou (21 years old, 1 sel.) were charged on Friday with aggravated rape, because it was committed in a meeting.
They "will remain in detention" at least ten days during the study of the placement request under house arrest, filed by the defense, specified the Mendoza public prosecutor's office, where the denounced facts allegedly took place, their lawyer assuring that'"there is no no danger of leak".
A few days earlier, Toulon fullback Melvyn Jaminet (25 years old, 20 selections) was removed from the France group after racist remarks in a video published on Sunday and which he said "shameful".
Indiscipline
Between "stride" and "cataclysm"< /em>, in the words of coach Fabien Galthié, visibly affected by a sequence "very difficult", the Blues nevertheless responded before breaking down in the face of the Argentinian experience.
They certainly scored three tries, by captain Baptiste Serin (10th), center Emilien Gailleton (46th) and winger Théo Attissogbe (50th) but it was insufficient compared to the five passed by the Pumas. Too undisciplined (eleven penalties conceded), the Blues were punished with two tries from prop Thomas Gallo (58th, 65th) while they were playing with fourteen players after the yellow card received by prop Georges-Herni Colombe (57th) .
The young blue guard had come to learn, Galthié had assured before taking off. Faced with Argentines as experienced as they were vengeful, the Blues (25 years old and an average of 7 selections at kick-off) came, saw and were defeated after demonstrating all their courage.
Nouchi still conquering
At the end of this nightmarish tour on an extra-sporting level, the French staff can still rely on some good news on the field side.
The pillar of La Rochelle Georges-Henri Colombe demonstrated that he could be counted on on the right of the scrum behind his partner Uini Atonio, the winger of Pau Théo Attissogbe made his legs do the talking with three tries for his first caps.
Toulon center Antoine Frisch displayed all his offensive and defensive qualities, Castres hooker Gaëtan Barlot was conquering, as was the third line of MHR Lenni Nouchi. Finally, scrum half Baptiste Serin proved that he deserved a better status within the France group. To tell the truth, Fabien Galthié and his men could not have hoped for a better ending.
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