‘France’s title win feels like beginning of something’

After half an hour of play, things start to get a little rough.

The discipline in France is rank. Two men were present in the garbage can. For kicking Ben White headbutt, PEATO Mauvaka manages to escape a full red. And just scored, Darcy Graham.

The championship-chasers are 13-10, but it’s stressed.

The scene erupts as Antoine Dupont is seen in the crowd by the stadium cameras. It’s like an apparition to these people. Have faith because God is with us.

The loudest of the night was Dupont’s roars, both in that moment of need and again as he lifted the trophy with his stand-in captain Gregory Alldritt, aside from the cacophony that greeted the dominant second half.

It would be mild to say that French rugby is in order.

First, take a moment to reflect. The realization will eventually come to light that Les Bleus should have had a Grand Slam season at some point, not on Saturday. This was not the time or the place to reflect on what this might have been like.

The rest of the world will be confused by that singular blip at Twickenham.

Both Dimian Penaud, one of his generation’s great wings, and Damon Dupont, who is undoubtedly his greatest player, had fantastic chances to score. It’s just as unbelievable now as it was in the past.

World-class recognition has been written all over France’s efforts this season.

Wales won the game at home against them in a record-setting 43-0 win on the opening night. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, they “nilled” the Welsh in the championship.

In the entire history of the competition, they gave Italy the second-highest total in a game with 73 points.

The trip to Dublin, which was meant to be the clash of the heavyweights, ended up being a one-sided romp. One of the best away Six Nations performances to date was by France, who had incredible power and gorgeous subtlety.

They threatened to rewrite the record books, game by game. There were potential milestones at every turn before Saturday.

To qualify for the tournament, they needed four tries, breaking England’s record of 24 years earlier.

Just after the hour, France duly broke the record by putting Yoram Moefana in front of Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Gael Fickou in a clinical score that showcased France at their best.

With an all-time high of 11 try involvements, Bielle-Biarrey already had a piece of history, but he was looking for more. He would have reached eight for the championship, which is a record for the Six Nations, with an additional score. He delivered . once more.

His crucial try, a breakaway thing sparked by Ntamack, early in the second half, helped France advance. In a holy trio, which has attempted eight championship tries in a single season, he now joins Scotland’s Ian Smith and England’s Cyril Lowe.

You can tell the young Bordeaux wizard’s scale from the two gentlemen’s actions in 1914 and 1925.

Others arrived with the intention of preserving individual immortality and collective glory.

Prior to kick-off, Serge Blanco and Penaud were France’s most prolific try-scorer. He scored 39 tries in his 56th appearance, breaking the previous record of 39. Blanco 93 games were required to reach the top of the mountain.

The only thing missing is the lack of a Slam in their clear blue sky, but you have to wonder how long French rugby will be waiting. Not very long at all, in my opinion.

The last four Champions Cup victories and three of the previous four Challenge Cup victories were won by French clubs. If that trend continued for a while in international rugby, that would be the least surprising thing.

The reigning champions Toulouse have already defeated Leicester 80-12, Exeter 64-21, and Ulster 61-21. The contenders for 69 points have 66 points against Exeter and 66 against the Sharks, according to Bordeaux. A pair of behemoths are what.

France is roaring ahead while Ireland is regressing and England are improving. For the first time since 2018, they won the Under-20 Six Nations on Friday.

18 of the 23 teams that defeated Scotland have played for their clubs this season despite being still underage. The biggest French guns, Bordeaux, Toulon, and La Rochelle, have all provided game time for their youth. Here, they begin them early.

Their underage drinking program has resulted in three of the previous four junior World Cup victories, as well as a defeat in the other’s final. The age profile is one of the most terrifying things that will happen to everyone else.

Only 20 years old, Theo Attissogbe has three tries in his two championship games. The actors who were on Saturday, Hugo Auradou, Oscar Jegou, and Nicole-Biarrey, all aged 21, are all 21. Nolann le Garrec, who served under Maxime Lucu’s care, is 22. Leo Barre is 22 years old and has scored two tries in his first game despite not being in the team for the massacre.

Other young stars could make a big impact: Marko Gazzotti, the outstanding Bordeaux back-row at the age of 20, Emilien Gailleton, the outstanding Bordeaux 21-year-old center Nicolas Depoortere, who is already a key player in a formidable Bordeaux backline at the age of 22, and Emilien Gailleton, who is already an important player in the magnificent Bordeaux backline.

Although the list isn’t endless, it occasionally seems like it.