TOPS
This trio ensures Fabien Galthié and the XV of France a bright future. Lenni Nouchi, Oscar Jégou and Marko Gazzotti made a festival during the demonstration of the Bleuets against England, in the semi-finals of the U20 World Cup (52-31). In attack as in defense, the three signed a very high level individual performance. Each scorer of tries, they were constantly present in the fight and in the offensives. Captain Nouchi was in all the good moves at the finish or the last pass, and not outdone in the tackles and the work from the shadows.
Marko Gazzotti flew over the meeting with his physical commitment, his power and his altruism, in particular by offering a try to Hugo Reus. The lesser known of them, Oscar Jégou, showed impressive vitality. In legs until the last minute, he never ceased to offer support, to be an always effective solution even if two attempts were refused to him. He still scored one to validate a high-class performance. The Ollivons, Alldritts, Cros and company just have to watch out, places will be expensive.
Of the 52 points scored, 38 were scored after the break, i.e. five tries out of seven. It was an exceptional performance for the Bleuets in the second half. This team knows how to take over its opponents and install an unanswerable domination, but it also proved this Sunday that it knew how to react perfectly to a bad start and put the points back on the “i”.
Almost perfect. We cannot hide his interception on the second English try in the first period. Apart from that, he was perfect on foot in his attempts and perfect in his occupation kicking game which was incredibly efficient as the game progressed. He even gave himself a try to join the party.
FLOPS
The second row substitute came into play before returning very quickly to rest. On an effective maul of the Blues, Carnduff was forced to collapse the advance. He was therefore penalized with a fatal yellow card and a penalty try, before his absence cost his team two more tries, which took on the water.
The English defensive curtain, rather very efficient in the first half, exploded in the second half. Even at 15 against 15. After the impressive start, she showed surprising apathy. The rigor of the beginning turned into an open house operation. Faced with the incessant offensive intentions of Lenni Nouchi’s teammates, faults of fatigue and concentration must be avoided from the first to the last minute.
