Les Bleues take 2nd place in the Tournament, behind the English, defending champions and big favorites, but ahead of the Welsh, who dominated Ireland (27-19) on Saturday.
The French scored five tries through the second line of Stade Bordeaux Madoussou Fall (5th), the third line of Montpellier Emeline Gros (26th), Toulouse winger Léa Murie (60th), Chilly-Mazarin back Emilie Boulard (75th) then finally that of Lyon Chloé Jacquet (79th).
Enough to beat the Transalpines, catchy and disciplined, but also and above all to snatch at the very end of the match this offensive bonus point which could prove decisive in the final stretch.
Because the Bleues proclaim it loud and clear: they are aiming for the Grand Slam, their first since 2018. To imitate the men of Fabien Galthié but above all to strike a blow just over six months from the World Cup-2022 in New Zealand ( October 8-November 12).
To get this title, Gaëlle Hermet's teammates will however have to show another face: clumsy, the Blues were taken by the throat, unable to set up their game.
They were thus heckled in the first period, especially in touch, before finding solutions on the return from the locker room and registering three tries as important as they were opportunistic in the last twenty minutes.
The French receive Ireland in a week in Toulouse.
The Italians, they will try to recover, at home, against the English ogre.
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