The big day crowds were not there in the bars of Montluçon, for the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup between France and South Africa, this Sunday, October 15. “There are few people,” confirms Léa, manager of the Le Moderne bar, on Boulevard de Courtais, as she finishes hanging the tricolor flags here and there, a few minutes before the start of the match, at 9 p.m. . The meeting schedule probably did not invite people to leave.
But those present within the Montluçonnais establishment are motivated, and delighted after the opening of the match with a French try. There also followed rants against the refereeing here and there, for the supporters in favor of the South Africans. But there is play and the Blues end the first half with the advantage.
When we resume, things calm down. “No try, no penalty. We even fall asleep,” we hear, before the stress sets in with a new transformed try from the South Africans, who go ahead of the score. “We need a try, or we’re dead.” The ax falls a few minutes later. France is eliminated. It’s a cold shower, almost. The Montluçonnais venue shares the amazement and sadness of millions of supporters.
The world collapsed for the Blues, beaten by a point by the Springboks in an ultra-tight quarter
Seher Turkmen
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