France worked and suffered, but beat Fiji 34-21 in Bordeaux

In it Stade Matmut-Atlantique of Bordeaux, France returned to victory after a laborious duel against Fijiwhich he managed to surpass by 34 to 21. The best of rugby, on Disney+ Premium Plan.

The dawn of the match was entirely for the hosts, who took the field with the intention of completely monopolizing the domain of all facets and actions of the game. This position had a quick reward with the early conquest of the center Nicolas Depoortere at six minutes, after a successful maneuver prepared after obtaining a line close to the middle of the field. This overwhelming attitude was maintained during the first 25 minutes of the first half, and was further consolidated thanks to the conquests of Julien Marchand and Charles Ollivon to give you a temporary advantage of 21-0 to Les Blues.

Everything indicated that it was going to be a memorable night for the hosts, who were trying to return to victory after three consecutive losses. But slowly the visit became a game. His colorful attacking play began to have an effect on the outcome of the first half, being Kalaveti Ravouvou the one in charge of discounting at 28 minutes. This gave another air to the island team, which began to gain even more prominence with the try of Selestino Ravutaumada in the last action of the first 40 minutes, so the first alarms were beginning to sound in Bordeaux.

After the break, the trend was maintained and Fiji continued playing in rival territory looking for parity on the scoreboard, which did not take long to arrive with a great collective maneuver that ended up billing the wing Jiuta Wainiqolo at three minutes. This unexpected blow made the hosts react, and they slowly managed to contain the powerful offensive of those in white.

The French hierarchy began to predominate, completely slowing down the pace of the game, causing indiscipline in the island defense, which was taken advantage of by the aim of Thomas Ramosauthor of two key penalties to give breath to his team. With the favorable result, France took advantage of its rival’s desperation and struck at the right moment, again with Nicolas Depoortere nine minutes from the end, to give definitive figures to the lawsuit.