Match without meaning in London where the British go under, they come back, they risk throwing everything away and in the end they mark the time expired with Daly, winning 26-25. Galthié’s team mocked. The usual Dupont is not enough

Francesco Palma

February 8 – 19:47 – MILAN

It seemed to be all set for yet another mockery, instead England defeats the curse of the big match (one did not win one since March with Ireland, then only two victories on Japan) and beats France 26-25 after a senseless game . The British go under 3 times, chase a France perhaps superior to almost the whole game but tremendously wasted and in the end they overturn everything when I expire with Dady’s destination. The choice of coach Borthwick is decisive, who moved Marcus Smith Estro to deploy the talented Fin Smith in the median (but the two are not relatives), among the best on the field and decisive in the crackle of Twickenham. The six nations weekend will close with the match that currently applies the head of the ranking: Scotland-Ireland. After two days only one in six team will remain with full score. In any case, Italy will go to the break in fifth place with 4 points.

rain and errors

As in the Olimpico, even in London the rain is the protagonist. Bielle-Biarey immediately realizes that it does not control a simple ball and wastes the first opportunity of the match. France pushes more, England responds with the usual great defense (Tom Curry amazing) and an always solid fray. Thomas Ramos, usually a sniper, is initially in difficulty, which is sensationally wrong a central kick. Many errors and few occasions, then at half an hour, Antoine Dupont lights up: the Paris Olympic champion Sowing Freeman with a burning acceleration and serves Penaud who with a splendid soccer sends in a Meta Bielle-Biberrey. Ramos transforms for 7-0. The English answer, however, is immediate. Itoje plays the charge, Freeman pulls out a ball from the garbage and serves him in Lawrence for the destination of the draw. We go to the interval on 7-7.

Botta and response

France continues to waste. Marcus Smith exaggerates and gets stolen from Bielle-Biarey’s ball that flies on the left side and then you need Mauvaka for the easiest of the destinations. However, the French heels does not control the ball and devours the new advantage. The first points of the second half come from Ramos’s foot for the 10-7, then Earl saves in dive anticipating Bielle-Bibrerey on the great football in depth of the far Frenchman. The inertia of the tidy fray also changes, with the expert ATONIO putting Baxter in crisis and earns the football of Ramos’s 13-7. In the most difficult moment, England reacts: Fin Smith thinks that after an undertone game finds an amazing soccer for Freeman, who goes up to the head at Bielle-Bibrerey, Salta DuPont and scores. However, the British remain below, because Marcus Smith misses a non -impossible transformation. The error costs even more expensive, because at 60 ‘Penaud punishes an ill-positioned English defense after the Bielle-Biarey assist: 18-12. At 67 ‘Smith’s second sensational error arrives, who throws another 3 points to the nettle missing another easy football.

final madness

The ending is wonderfully crazy. The English fray, after a moment of fogging, returns upper and is precisely Fix Baxter who finds the charge that is worth the third destination. From the pitch this time there goes Fin Smith (who is only the same name of the partner) who puts inside the points of 19-18. Just when England seems in total control France finds another blaze of its: DuPont is freeing of 4 players with a crazy passage for Penaud, who brings his foot in attack with his foot. Everyone arrives: Penaud still, Le Garcc, Alldtt, Ramos and in the end it is the usual Bielle-Biarey to score the destination of 25-19. It is a continuous blow and response, and one minute from the end, England returns to attack: touch won by Chessum, Maul advanced that somehow France manages to stem, but when Fin Smith Allarga is not for anyone, because Dady fits perfectly and flies in the middle of the poles for the goal of the final 26-25.



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