![6 Nations. The test of Damian Penaud (XV of France): a little gem on the blackboard [VIDEO]](https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2021/03/essai-xv-de-france.jpg "6 Nations. The test of Damian Penaud (XV of France): a little gem on the blackboard [VIDEO]")
By Clement Mazella
Published on 14 Mar 21 @ 12:36 pm
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” This is called Toulouse“. Before the start of the second half ofEngland-France, Saturday March 13, in Twickenham, the coach of the XV of France, Fabien Galthie, savored inwardly the test magnificent concluded by Damian Penaud at the 32e minute and at the same time revealed the name of this combination which totally trapped the English defense.
“We noticed that the English were tight on this type of movement. We managed to get around them on the outside. It’s a good job, ”he said quickly, before resuming his place in the stand. By analyzing the images, it is clear that this combination is a little gem on the blackboard and that the Blues recited their score to perfection.
France regains the advantage after a superb combination concluded by Damian Penaud! Matthieu Jalibert transforms and gives the Blues 4 points (13-17)!
▶ Follow the match live: https://t.co/kVwQAH8rYe#ENGvFRA #SixNations pic.twitter.com/Qwe8GZn72L
– France tv sport (@francetvsport) March 13, 2021
A perfect first-hand trial
The timing, the angle of the races, the technical accuracy: everything was perfect on this action, where Julien Marchand found Gaël Fickou beyond the 15-meter line. The tricolor center served as a pivot for Antoine Dupont, who took advantage of the lure of Virimi Vakatawa to shift a Matthieu Jalibert who played the shot perfectly on the outside.
The UBB opener fixed two defenders and served as an air pass Damian Penaud who only had to flatten in the corner. A perfect first-hand trial, and on which the English defense saw nothing but fire. “There are a lot of things to watch, both in attack and defense”, analyzed Brett Igoe, coach within the rugby school of Leinster.
Best try in this years #GuinnessSixNations #ENGvFRA Lots to look at in Attack & Defence #CoachEducation pic.twitter.com/aoyw1zIQNk
— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) March 13, 2021
The best test of this 2021 Tournament?
Defensively, we can notice a certain English naivety, with a Henry Slade totally sucked in by the home race of Virimi Vakatawa and a Jonny May who does not know at all how to intervene against Matthieu Jalibert. Brett Igoe does not go by four ways: “It is the most beautiful test of this 6 Nations Tournament 2021”.
Straight out of the @StadeToulousain playbook – @ABZondagh ??? #ENGvFRA #GuinnessSixNations pic.twitter.com/yMQRr3nfz5
— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) March 13, 2021
With his technician eye, Igoe seemed to have seen this before in Toulouse stadium. “Straight out of the Stade Toulousain playbook,” he wondered on Twitter, asking the question to AB Zondagh, South African skills trainer within the Haut-Garonnais club. It is perhaps not for nothing that this combination is called among the Blues “Toulouse” …
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