If Saturday’s defeat (23-20) at Twickenham obviously puts an end to the dreams of a Grand Slam for the Blues, it does not spell the end of the French ambitions in this Tournament. As Charles Ollivon pointed out, the defensive bonus point gleaned against the English is of capital importance. “We took a point and I think it’s going to be important, said the captain of the Blues. We are still in the game to win the Tournament. We played our three away games, we have two home games left. We have ten points, we have to get as many points as possible to win. “
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Concretely, with two enhanced victories against Wales (March 20) and Scotland (the date of the postponement has still not been formalized), the Blues would end the Tournament with 20 points and would be sure to win for the first time since 2010, on condition, however, not to leave a defensive bonus to the Welsh.
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“Once again, we have our destiny in hand”
With nine points (a simple victory and a bonus victory), they would be tied on points with Wales – without any defensive bonus won by the fifteen Leek again – and everything would then be played on the difference in points. For the moment, it is favorable to the men of Wayne Pivac (+ 63 against + 39), which means that the Blues should not forget to score.
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“Once again, we have our destiny in hand, hammers Ollivon, which was not the case last year when we had to beat Ireland in the last game of I don’t know how many points (31) […] The goal, it is simple, is to win the last two matches. “ It may not be enough.
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