The Habs did not drag. After a disappointing match last Sunday against Italy (37-10) in the first match of the Six Nations Tournament, the French wanted to redeem themselves this Saturday against Ireland for the match at the top of the 2nd day. As soon as the engagement, the French recover the ball near the central circle. Moefana makes the difference and serves Atonio who fixes the defense. Romain Ntamack then takes the interval and hands it over to Antoine Dupont who goes into goal to score the first try for the Blues after… one minute and 7 seconds.
On the day of his 37th cape in Blue, the captain of the France team quickly caught up with a fairly average previous match like all of his teammates. He also entered the history of the France team by scoring one of the fastest tries in the history of the Blues. The world record dates back to a match in the World Junior Rugby Championship between Wales and Fiji. The Welshman, Dafydd Howells, had scored the fastest try in history, after only 6 seconds of play.
The Stade Toulousain scrum-half is the new star of French and world rugby. He was named the world’s best player of the year 2021 by World Rugby, the International Federation. Before him, two Frenchmen had already received the trophy created twenty years ago: Fabien Galthié, his current coach for the France team, in 2002 and Thierry Dusautoir in 2011.
