Match of Rugby in XV New Zealand - France (1987)

The October 31st 1999 with Twickenham (London -), in front of 70.000 spectators, the semi-final of the World cup of Rugby 1999 opposes the France to the New Zealand.

Traditional opposition of style between the Latin madness, the french sense of smell , on the one hand and the technical and offensive play, the Rugby of school on the other hand, this match became one of the legendary meetings of the history of the World cup of Rugby. -->

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France

  • Auteur of one starts puffing competition (marked in particular by a difficult victory against the Fiji with Toulouse), France knew a beginning of competition without glory against nations with its range; the XV of France are unmethodical, it is whistled against the Canada, quarterfinalist of the edition 1995, the Fiji, the Namibia. At the time of the match against the Fiji, France is carried out 3-13 and the Fijians are seen refusing a valid test…

    • But let us reconsider the preparation of the World cup:

    In other words, the doubt is present before the world cup and it is not the first turn which reassures… A fast elimination is thus awaited… But nothing is impossible is the currency of Blue, able of the greatest exploits, then to lose the following match…

    Therefore, is a miracle possible?

    The bets are clear: New Zealand is favorite, France is gaining at 15/2.

    First miracle: in eighth of finale, France must face Ireland with Lansdowne Road, at least it is what is envisaged… And, surprised! The Argentine posts its ambitions and carries it against the Ireland… And France carries it in quarterfinal in Ireland against Argentina. -->

    New Zealand

  • FRG also played crescendo in this tournament. Beaten as of its first match by the Algeria with the general surprise, FRG started again itself by crushing the Chile, then qualified itself without glory for the second round at the conclusion of a not-match against the Austrian neighbor, the score of 1-0 in favor of FRG sufficient to qualify the two teams with the detriment of Algeria. To the second round, FRG left itself a very difficult group, obtaining no one against England, before beating and thus eliminating the Spain in residence. Against the Blue ones, Mannschaft appears favorite.

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    Break into leaf of the match

    46.000 spectators
    • Referee: Mr. Fitzgerald (Australia)

    Teams

    France :

    COMPOSITION: Blanco - D.Camberabero, Sella, Charvet, Lagisquet - Mesnel (O) - Berbizier (m) - Rodriguez, Erbani, Field - Condom, Lorieux - Garuet, Dubroca (course), Ondarts.

    After having tested various tactical installations since the beginning of the competition, Michel Hidalgo chooses the same diagram of play as that inaugurated at the time of the preceding match against Northern Ireland. He aligns a medium ground with very offensive vocation, in which one finds three players that one can describe as " leader of jeu" , with Platini, Genghini and Giresse, auquels are added untiring but also very technical Jean Tigana. The magic square was born. Actually, the animation of the play will be especially entrusted to Platini and Giresse, Genghini evolving/moving with dimensions of Tigana in a role of relay runner medium. --> New Zealand :

    COMPOSITION: Gallagher - Kirwan, Stanley, Taylor, Green - Fox (O) - Kirk (m) (course) - Michael Jones, Shelford, A.Whetton - G.Whetton, Pierce - Drake, Fitzpatrick, McDowell.

    • National sport selector: Brian Lochore

    Evolution of the score

  • New Zealand 7 - 10 France: Christophe Lamaison (18th) test
  • New Zealand 14 - 10 France: Jonah Lomu (23è) test
  • New Zealand 17 - 10 France: Andrew Mehrtens () penalty
    • half-time

    October 31st with Twickenham - France beats Nouvelle Zealand 43-31

    POINTS: 4 tests: Lamaison, Dominici, Dourthe, Bernat-Rooms; 4 transformations, 3 penalties and two drops Lamaison

    COMPOSITION: Garbajosa - Bernat-Rooms, Dourthe, Ntamack, Dominici - Lamaison (O) - Galthié (m) - Magne, July, Lièvremont M - Pelous, Benazzi - Tournaire, Ibanez (course), Soulette. -->

    Account of the match

    First balanced period

    As of the kickoff, the Germans put the pressure on timorés French, to see complexed. The powerful rises of Paul Breitner, succeed the series of dribble of their intolerable winger of pocket Pierre Littbarski, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right. Author of a blow-franc which is crushed on the post of Jean-Luc Ettori (17th minute), Littbarski opens the mark logically a few moments later by taking again by far a balloon pushed back by Ettori who had left beforehand in the feet Klaus Fischer, launched by far by Breitner. 1-0 for Germany

    By no means disturbed by the German opening of the score, the French react and start to raise their level of play. Playing more and more low, the Germans multiply the faults. A full frankly drawn blow centers by Giresse finds the head of Platini, who given on Rocheteau, which is coarsely retained by the size by Bernhardt Forster in the 16 meters. The referee, Mr Corver indicates without hesitating the point of penalty. Penalty that Michel Platini transforms of a powerful striking drawn with ground short-nap cloth as to his practice (27e). 1-1

    Increasingly pressing, the French make the seat of the German penalty area, without arriving to truly worrying the German gatekeeper Harald Toni Schumacher, which, very agrressif, is distinguished by multiplying the faults on the French players. -->

    Second period: the start of the French

    Of return of the cloakrooms, the French undergo a large disappointment with the exit on wound of Bernard Genghini, touched with ankle following a contact with the libero German Stielike. Evolving/moving in the middle of ground, Genghini is replaced by Patrick Battiston, back side of nature, but replaced for the circumstance in the medium. The re-entry of Battiston is not far from being decisive. As of its entry concerned, it is characterized by a remote striking. Then, a few minutes launched later, perfectly by a luminous opening of Michel Platini, Battiston is presented only vis-a-vis the German guard Harald Schumacher, left to its meeting. The lobed shooting of Battiston misses little the framework, but Schumacher continues its race, and comes to strike Battiston with a rare violence. Lying unconscious on the lawn, Battiston is evacuated on a stretcher, while the referee is satisfied to order a handing-over concerned in favor of the German team.

    Far from being disturbed by this aggression, the French, revolted, still raise tone their level of play, dominating outrageusement a team of Germany, increasingly feverish while the public of the stage Sanchez Pizjuan, which hoots Schumacher with each one of its interventions, takes makes and causes for the offensive football of the Blue ones. But often awkward in the 16 meters, the French attackers are unable to concretize their many occasions and to take the ascending one in the display board.

    The last minute of the prescribed time is marked by the violent remote striking of side French Manuel Amoros who is crushed on the transverse bar of Schumacher. But in the stops of play, the Germans remember to the good memory of all by a cross shooting which obliges Ettori to carry out a spectacular parade in two times. -->

    Internal bonds

    External bonds

    • the match (Allblacks.com)

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