With the victory, are you smiling despite everything? Paul Boudehent: I’m not going to give any adjectives, I have too many… There are frankly a lot of regrets. I would first like to congratulate the Uruguayans who really played with heart. We expected it, they did it very well. For our part, next time, we will have to play our real game.
We did not recognize the XV of France. Why did you do everything backwards? We’re not going to start self-flagellation but we have to put the ingredients. Between what we did last week (against New Zealand) and what we did there, it’s not possible. We have the tools, we have everything in our hands. And we made a huge number of mistakes. There are a lot of things to review. We’ll have to get back to work.
Which feeling predominates? There is bitterness. My family made the trip, a lot of players’ families were present, there were a lot of supporters. All this has a cost. We could, and should, have shown another face out of respect for all these people. It was the least we could do to put in a good performance for them. We’re not going to be selfish. The bitterness is towards these people who took their time and money to come see us…
Did you take your opponent lightly? Frankly no. The problem is that the pitch makes me lie… I prepared for it like a match like any other. But we don’t have the same ingredients. We need to roll up our sleeves. And, also, that we look in the mirror and tell ourselves the truth.