By narrowly defeating XV du Chardon, 30 to 27, on Saturday evening in Saint-Étienne, the Blues broke an old record. This success was indeed their 12th consecutive in France, erasing from the shelves the previous one, 11 rank victories between 1975 and 1977.
The last home defeat of Antoine Dupont and the partners dates back to March 26, 2021. Scotland won on the wire, 23-27 at the Stade de France. The only defeat on French soil of coach Fabien Galthié.
Since the former scrum half took charge of the XV of France in January 2020, the Blues have indeed won 20 of their 21 matches played at home. An excellence in front of its public to be maintained until October 28 and the final of the World Cup in the Dionysian enclosure…
