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Despite a test conceded in the first minute and many penalties conceded, the Blues beat Wales with the manner (38-21) on Saturday: "it allows us to see what we still have to improve on the international level ", explained coach Fabien Galthié.
Q: You started off badly but you end up winning.
We imagine that you are happy?
A: "Indeed, we are very satisfied. All the staff are working to ensure that the team is efficient. And I hope that we brought a little happiness, a little smile to these supporters who cannot play rugby. , not come to the stadium and who are at home ... One of the objectives was to give everyone a little fun. "
Q: You have been penalized sixteen times.
It's worrying?
A: "We could see that there was a difference between the Top 14 refereeing and international refereeing. We had difficulty adapting and we were penalized. Enormously. Sixteen to four, that is. is huge. But it allows us to see what we still have to improve on the international level. "
Q: A word about Antoine Dupont, who was decisive with a double.
A: "He was up to the team. He was able to exploit our strong times. He was able to be very good in a context other than the Top 14. He was able to adapt fairly quickly to the activity at the Both offensive and defensive for the Welsh. But I want to stress that the hinge was good overall, it carries the team. "
Interview at a press conference
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