He sounded the revolt of the Blues against the Scots by scoring a try before the break. Six days earlier, it was already he who had sprung to crucify the Welsh at the very end of the match, suggesting a possible final French victory in the Six Nations Tournament. But, Friday March 26 at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, Brice Dulin precipitated the defeat of his team in the last moments of the meeting.
The siren had sounded and, at the end of a fierce fight, the French captain, Charles Ollivon, had “scratched” the ball, putting an end to a Scottish attack and serving in the wake of the rear of the Rochelais stadium. Brice Dulin had only to type in key to end the game. France would not have won the Six Nations, but would have won their match (they were then leading 23-20).
Hot, Charles Ollivon struggled to analyze the rest. “We regain possession, but it is true that we are procrastinating a bit”, expressed the captain. By attempting a raise in front of his goal, Brice Dulin surprised his teammates. If he hoped to take the opposing defense in reverse, the French rear got stuck in its mesh. By returning the ball to the Scots, he offered them an ultimate ammunition. At the end of a grueling streak of play, winger Duhan van der Merwe offered victory to his family (23-27). “They wanted to score at all costs and I think that’s what cost them the match”, said Scottish captain Stuart Hogg after the game. For his part, the French coach, Fabien Galthié, regretted the “Lack of lucidity” of his team, blaming him for fatigue.
During the 2020 Tournament, the Blues had already made an end-of-game blunder which had cost them dearly. Facing England, Antoine Dupont had typed a few seconds before the siren, offering a last attack to the English. They had registered a penalty and, even if they had lost this match (24-17), they had thus secured a bonus point, which allowed them to win the Tournament.
Returning from afar in the French team, in the wake of a successful Autumn Nations Cup, Brice Dulin succeeded in his Tournament, in the skin of an indisputable holder. Even though his latest move tarnishes his positive record, “It’s still a fact of the game, the match is not just about that”, assures his teammate Grégory Alldritt.