VIDEO – Find the strong images of the narrow defeat of the Blue (24-25) in the semi-finals of the World Cup against the Black Ferns this Saturday.
The women’s XV of France came very close to the feat, but the Bleues lost on the wire against New Zealand, victorious 25-24 in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Saturday in Auckland, after a penalty missed by Caroline Drouin at the last minute. The Black Ferns, reigning world champions, will meet England in the final next Saturday, victorious over Canada (26-19), which Les Bleues will face for the bronze medal.
The French, qualified for the eighth time in the semi-finals of a World Cup, still failed at the gates of the final, against a team they had just beaten four times in a row. For this first match between the two nations on New Zealand soil, in a sparse Eden Park, the suspense lasted until the end, with this penalty obtained by the Blues at the last minute but that Caroline Drouin, otherwise impeccable, failed to pass.