par alain branchard » dim. oct. 07, 2007 6:48 am
ou encore cela
Courage and pride were primary factors. So too was the magnificent French defence.
New Zealand had 72 per cent of the possession compared to France's 28 per cent. New Zealand also had a territorial advantage of 62 per cent to 38 per cent.
They stole five French lineouts and one French scrum. But most significantly the French completed 90.4 per cent of their tackles, compared to the All Blacks' 76.6 per cent.
"Our defence was absolutely perfect," Ibanez said. "At halftime we realised that we were still in contact. Bernard (coach Laporte) told us that we were going to play the most important 40 minutes of our careers."
Laporte added: "We didn't want to die. We beat the best team in the world."
After the teams had disappeared from the Millennium Stadium, a recording of Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien" echoed around the empty seats.
It was a sentiment shared by France flanker Serge Betsen, initially disconsolate after leaving the field when he was injured in the fifth minute.
"I can tell you I feel much better, particularly after the result," he said.
ou encore cela
Courage and pride were primary factors. So too was the magnificent French defence.
New Zealand had 72 per cent of the possession compared to France's 28 per cent. New Zealand also had a territorial advantage of 62 per cent to 38 per cent.
They stole five French lineouts and one French scrum. But most significantly the French completed 90.4 per cent of their tackles, compared to the All Blacks' 76.6 per cent.
"Our defence was absolutely perfect," Ibanez said. "At halftime we realised that we were still in contact. Bernard (coach Laporte) told us that we were going to play the most important 40 minutes of our careers."
Laporte added: "We didn't want to die. We beat the best team in the world."
After the teams had disappeared from the Millennium Stadium, a recording of Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien" echoed around the empty seats.
It was a sentiment shared by France flanker Serge Betsen, initially disconsolate after leaving the field when he was injured in the fifth minute.
"I can tell you I feel much better, particularly after the result," he said.
