The Blues of Rugby 7s have achieved a massive feat by qualifying for the Olympic final! A medal has already been secured for France, which is now dreaming of Olympic gold. See you tonight for a historic moment…
This Saturday will forever go down in the history of French rugby. At the sweltering Stade de France, the Rugby Sevens Blues pulled off an authentic performance by qualifying for the final of the Olympic tournament after dominating South Africa in the semi-finals. A medal has already been secured, but the French don’t want to stop there: tonight at 7:19 a.m. it’s all about Olympic gold!
A semi-final controlled from start to finish
With the impressive South Africans having caused an upset in the quarter-finals, the French knew they had to pull out all the stops. And they didn’t disappoint! They dominated in all areas of the game and immediately cornered the “Blitzboks” in their camp thanks to their iron defense.
Despite some inaccuracies that kept the score at 0-0 for a long time, the Blues never panicked like Antoine Dupont. The star of the 15th century Frances, who received a standing ovation from the audience as he entered, played his role as leader perfectly.
The French awakening in the 2nd half
After a South African try, the French were behind 5:10 in the 0th minute, but then raised their level of play. Rayan Rebbadj ushered in the uprising by leveling off after a monumental breakthrough Varian Pasqueta real dynamite of the French game (7-5, 12th).
The Blues then hit the nail on the head with a new try in the 14th + 1 from Jordan Sepho, well served by Dupont with a quickly played penalty (14-5). Enough to energize the Stade de France even more, as they continued to support their team by singing the Marseillaise.
A date with history tonight
With a 19-5 win, France became the third nation to reach the Olympic rugby sevens final after Fiji (winners 3 and 7), Great Britain and New Zealand. A performance all the more remarkable as Jérôme Daret’s men confirmed their increase in power as the tournament progressed.
Tonight at 7:45 p.m. the Blues have a unique opportunity to make history at the Stade de France, which promises to be hot again. If they beat Australia or Fiji, they would give France its first Olympic gold medal in a team sport since 1924!
It’s a waking dream! We’re in the final of the Games at home, in front of our crowd… We want to finish the job and go for that Olympic title.
– Antoine Dupont, Blues scrum-half
Whatever happens, These Blues will have shaped the history of French rugby. Now it’s up to them to become Olympic legends by winning the coveted gold. All of France will be behind them!
