Philippe Saint-André, the former coach of the XV of France, returned to the elimination of the Blues against South Africa. Present at the Stade de France last Sunday, he spoke of this immense disappointment.
Philippe Saint-André was the guest of the daily viaMidol this Thursday. The former coach of the XV of France (2011-2015) returned to the elimination of the Blues last Sunday against the South Africans. And we can say that the former French international has still not digested the cruel defeat of a small point for Fabien Galthié’s men.
“We all took a big slap in the face. Of course the players, the staff, but also the rugby lovers and the supporters, confided Philippe Saint-André. It comes down to one point. Of course we can talk about refereeing, we can talk about many things. I think we weren’t good at aerial duels, especially in the first half. South Africa had very little possession in the first half but they managed to score three tries.
“I found the French XV master of their rugby”
In addition to this big slap in the face, there is also the immense frustration of losing this way. Because as the former coach pointed out, the French dominated the world champions for more than an hour. “I found the French XV in control of their rugby for 50-60 minutes. And on the other hand, what is true is that as soon as there was coaching, it was much more difficult.” There is no doubt that this disappointment will take a long time before being digested by French rugby, which wanted to go all the way during “its” World Cup.
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