France coach Fabien Galthie has confirmed that two of his players will retire from Test rugby after their loss to the Springboks.
Photo: AFP Photo: AFPshould have penalised the Springboks for slowing down French possession when the home side were attacking late during the game.“I don’t want to be the bitter person who complains about the referee because I lost the game,” Dupont said.“There are clear things that should have been whistled.France head coach Galthie backed his skipper’s opinion but chose not to single out New Zealand match official O’Keeffe.
Etzebeth forced over the line, with French defenders practically hanging off him, for a crucial try in the final 20 minutes before Pollard kicked a conversion and a penalty.“They played really well in the second half. They dominated us up front,” 2021’s World Rugby player of the year added.would retire from Test rugby after the defeat.
“Over the past four years until today and today we wrote a great page in French rugby’s history,” he said.“We can also be sad, we didn’t get the result,” he added.Ekurhuleni library faces closure after ceiling collapse due to heavy rainsSpringboks: Moodie, Esterhuizen and co to play key role for rest of RWC
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