Axel May, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 3:02 p.m., November 13, 2022

With his victory against the South African world champions (30-26) on Saturday evening, the Blues have a twelfth consecutive victory.

Under the orders of Fabien Galthié, the XV of France has beaten all the major nations of rugby for a year.

Ten months now from the World Cup in France, they are now the team to beat.

And twelve for the XV of France.

Saturday evening, the Blues dominated the reigning world champions, the South Africans, after an intense and disputed fight (30-26).

On the lawn of the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, the men of Fabien Galthié had to be united to overcome the Springboks.

With this success, the French team has a twelfth victory in a row, a record, and is positioned as the favorite for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. At home, the Blues could win their first star.

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The status of favorite is not far away for Antoine Dupont, captain of the XV of France and happy with this victory despite his expulsion for a dangerous and involuntary gesture.

"Now, all the teams will want to bring us down. It's up to us to stay at the level we are at today and once again, to continue to grow and increase this experience, this common experience which means that in such a scenario, we are stronger and more serene", he underlines after the meeting.

The meeting against the world champions was not a cakewalk for Fabien Galthié's men.

On the lawn of the Vélodrome, it was 80 ferocious and suspenseful minutes.

We had to wait until the end of the match to see the success of the Blues take shape.

A victory that allows them to continue their record of invincibility with twelve wins in a row.

But are they really the big favorites for the 2023 World Cup?

Asked about the subject, the Springboks coach replied that "the Blues are not far from having this status, but with Ireland, which is currently the first nation in the world."

Next meeting of the XV of France, next November 20 against Japan for their third test match.

Will the Blues beat their record again and chain a thirteenth consecutive victory?