“We were tired of missing out”: behind the scenes of the exploit of the XV of France in Ireland

So we rewind. This Saturday in Dublin, the XV of France version Fabien Garthié undoubtedly produced its reference feature film. The one that we no longer expected after difficult B series to watch. A quarter-final of the 2023 World Cup lost from one point to home against the Springboks (28-29), a correction against Ireland at the opening of the 2024 tournament in Marseille (17-38), or an incredible defeat at La Sirène in Crunch this year (26-25). This time, the Blues’ score was without false note. Powerful, resilient, sharp, heroic in defense, this XV of France ended up triumphing over the Irish enemy (27-42), at home, on a record score, marking 5 trials.