Jacques Brunel (Bleus): "Our lack of control is painful" – Rugby

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Published on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 00:25

Jacques Brunel regretted the lack of control of his men and the number of points offered to South Africa, winner on the wire (29-26).

"It's a new bitter defeat, do you feel that the match should have been bent earlier where the team has mostly failed to master?
Its pretty hard. The scenario is cruel. We had started the game well. We have a good first half-time period, during which we have undertaken a lot, we have looked for several solutions and we have put them in difficulty.

At 23-9, were you holding the match?
We had dug a gap a little significant and unfortunately on the return we did not get along well. And they benefit (23-16, 44th). Overall, we allowed them to stick to the score on small slags. And in the last minutes, we did not know how to hold the match. We lack mastery and lucidity. But we will retain the positive: this team has been generous and enterprising. She was matched with Springboks, one of the best teams in the world.

At the 79th, the French team has possession in the opposing 22 meters. What should she have done to keep her and win this match?
It would have needed more control and patience. We hurried, we isolated ourselves. The Springboks played well by isolating us and recovering a penalty.

"We gave points far too easily"

During the match, after an exceptional breakthrough, Teddy Thomas misses a huge unmissable. Do you want him?
Why blame him? The match is not played only on that. This is an opportunity as there have been many others. I see a game on foot for Damian Penaud he does not control, another in their 22 meters or Damian can not flatten. It's more the end of our lack of mastery that hurts me rather than moments like Teddy's. It is ultimately that matters. When we have the match in hand, we must not let it pbad.

You are looking for a match of reference, the first period is it likely to enter in this frame?
No, this first half is not a halftime reference because I will find other places where we gave points too easily. They have almost never come to our camp, there is only one scrum in this period of time, penalty against us and they come back to 6-6. While we put a lot more energy to score our points. We can not make things that easy. "

Renaud Bourel.