France – England: the incredible sum brought in by Thomas Ramos' victorious penalty for the French Rugby Federation

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Decisive in the last moments of the match by converting a penalty of almost 47 meters, to win the XV of France against England (33-31), Thomas Ramos was also there for the coffers of the French Rugby Federation.

A kick worth 800,000 €. In the 79th minute of the last match of this 6 Nations Tournament, against England, the French opener and scorer Thomas Ramos allowed his team to achieve a precious success, on the wire (33- 31). 

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Grâce à cette pénalité monstrueuse de Thomas Ramos, les Bleus l’emportent sur le fil face à l’Angleterre (33-31) et finissent le Tournoi sur une note positive 🤩 pic.twitter.com/mzAWL4dsyw

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A ball that crossed the posts, synonymous with victory but also a tidy sum. By winning against the English, the Blues secured second place in this tournament. A position which allows the French Rugby Federation, in financial difficulty, to receive 2.8 million euros. With a third place in the standings, the prize pool would have been "only" of 2 million euros.

Tournament Prizes

1st: 3.5 million euros

2e: 2.8 million euros

3rd: 2 million euros

4e: 1.6 million euros

5e: 1.2 million euros

6th: 800,000 euros

With finances in the red, in particular because of a 2023 World Cup less financially viable than announced, the Federation takes this reward with pleasure, well that the profit is not 800,000 euros, because the players' victory bonuses in this France-England match must be subtracted from this total.

Also read: 6 Nations Tournament: the French XV snatch a crazy victory and second place against the English

If Thomas Ramos had missed his last attempt, the Blues would have finished in 3rd place and the FFR could have lost 500,000 euros compared to its forecast budget, before the Tournament.