By rolling over England (52-31) on Sunday in the semi-finals of the U20 World Cup, the French team signed a new landmark demonstration. While waiting for the final on Friday July 14 against Ireland (7:00 p.m.), discover the images of each try in the match below.
11th – ENGLISH TEST: The English take the French defense from behind after a series of crosses and passes after contact. Captain Lewis Chessum on the sidelines negotiates the two against one well to allow his full-back Sam Harris to finish behind the line. Essay transformed by Johnson.
13th – ENGLISH TEST: Hugo Reus is intercepted in his camp by his vis-à-vis Louie Johnson. The Englishman finds his center Woodward who then passes on to his winger Alex Wills who plants the second corner try.
16th – FRENCH TEST: Les Bleuets react well to English domination. Baptiste Jeauneau takes the center hole on a recovery ball and finds Marko Gazzotti in support. After a scramble the ball arrives in the hands of Mathis Ferté who also flattens in a corner. Reus transforms in a very closed angle and allows his partners to return to 10 points.
24th – FRENCH TRIAL: The French return. After undermining work in the English 22m, Jeauneau spreads on Paul Costes who has a boulevard opened by the opposing defense slightly hampered by the positioning of the referee of the meeting. Reus converts against the poles and there are only three points left.
37th – ENGLISH TEST: Jeauneau is again countered in his camp by Chessum. The English play in the French 22m and get a penalty. They decide to go into touch. After the launch, the combination is perfectly mastered, Chessum jumps and gives in the air small side for his third center line Chandler Cunningham-South who speaks his power to finish behind the line despite two tackles, including that of Impotent Jeauneau. Louie Johnson converts to a tight angle again and continues to be perfect.
47th – FRENCH TEST: After a touchdown throw, the French power on the ball carried forces the maul to collapse in front of the line. The referee goes between the posts to award a penalty try to the Bleuets. With a bonus yellow card for Finn Carnduff.
54th – FRENCH TRY: Depportere takes the hole in the middle of a disorganized defense, after some playing time captain Lenni Nouchi offers support and ends up in the in-goal for the 4th French try.
58th – FRENCH TEST: Lenni Nouchi pierces the opposing defense and serves Baptiste Jeauneau in support who advances before passing the ball to Marko Gazzotti who ends up behind the line. Full Gazzotti match rewarded with a try. The English are paying for their numerical inferiority.
65th – FRENCH TRY: Oscar Jégou takes revenge after seeing his try at the start of the game refused. Nouchi again leaves alone and negotiates the numerical advantage well to find Attissogbé tackled in the 22m. The ball is released for Jégou who alone goes to score. Hugo Reus transforms again.
75th – FRENCH TRY: The French scrum defeats that of the English and recovers the ball, Gazzotti goes into percussion and serves Hugo Reus on a plateau. The Rochelais realizes a “spin move” which will appeal to basketball players and also goes there for his test. He transforms himself.
76th – ENGLISH TRY: Cassius Cleaves takes the hole and ends up alone between the posts to plant the 4th English try to save the honor in the second half. These are the first points of the second period for Mark Mapletoft’s men.
