France (12) 33 / 9 (6) USA (Final Score)
France and the United States of America did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Fokuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fokuoka City, Japan on 2 October 2019 at 09:45 SA Time (16:45 Japan Time, 09:45 French Time, 00:45 PST, 07:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
France:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Yoann Huget (1), Alivereti Raka (1), Gael Fickou (1), Baptiste Serin (1), Jefferson Poirot (1)
- Conversions – Thomas Ramoz (1), Camille Lopez (3)
USA:
- Penalties – AJ MacGinty (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
France |
United States of America |
2 October 2019 at 09:45 SA Time | |
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Expected weather: Cloudy with spotty showers, breezy and humid. High of 30°C and a low of 23°C
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)
OK folks, shuffle up… it’s the erratic France against a possible sleeping giant, the USA, coming up!
To rights, France should have far too much firepower for the USA, so I expect a bonus point win for France.
Players out on the field…
Anthems up next.
Anthems…
USA Anthem up 1st…
France Anthem…
Game ON!
Kick-Off by the USA!
USA scrum, just outside their own 22.
Good USA scrum…
Try Yoann Huget, behind the sticks!
France 7 / 0 USA
USA penalty, on their own 10m line… offside
Another USA penalty, inside the French 22… offside again….
Kicked into the corner.
Penalty advantage from the lineout maul… penalty it is, 5m out.
France captain already spoken to.
France defence up to the task, USA driven out to touch.
USA disjointed and blundering… France WILL exploit it!
USA scrum, just outside their 22.
France have already done 2 chip-kicks over midfield and caused big havoc in the USA defensive structures both times.
France scrum, after Scully could not catch a high ball.
2 Scrum resets…
USA scrum penalty, French loosehead prop going straight down.
USA penalty, smack bang in front, No 4 and 7 both offside!
Posts
France 7 / 3 USA
The USA forwards look mobile and they are huge units…
France wanting to run USA off their feet.
France lineout on the USA 22.
Big opportunity here to run hard at the USA midfield.
Try France, off a cross-kick… No 14, Alivereti Raka!
France 12 / 3 USA
USA scrum, 10m out…
Another reset scrum
USA very close… penalty, 5m out.
Bernard le Roux might be in trouble… no, just a team warning to France.
France 12 / 6 USA
France kick-off restart is fluffed… did not travel 10m.
Scrum middle spot, USA ball.
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