Author of five tries, the XV of France won Wednesday, October 2, a bonus success on the United States 33 to 9. The French and consolidate their chances of reaching the quarterfinals of this World Cup 2019.
Eleven days after their success in Argentina (23-21), France, who led only three points (12-9) at the start of the last twenty minutes, made the difference late in the game, where she scored three of his five tries.
After a convincing start to the match, punctuated by two tries by Huget (6) and Raka (24), following Camille Lopez's well-dosed footwork, the XV de France fell back into some approximations.
Fickou, Serin and Poirot
The United States managed to foil the Blues, embarrassed by the pressure in the open scrums and defense.
Revenues at three points, the Americans cracked late in the game, while Fickou, Serin and Poirot scored three new tries in the last twenty minutes.
Next meeting on Sunday for the XV of France who will face Tonga in Kumamoto, before the last group match against England, on October 12 in Yokohama.
In case of success in the last two matches, the Blues will be assured to finish at the top of Pool A and qualify for the quarter-finals.
However, in case of defeat against the English, their fate will depend in part on the result of the match England-Argentina, Saturday in Tokyo.
With AFP