RWC Gold: All Blacks left feeling Les Bleus
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Often semi-finals are notoriously cagey affairs because it’s the match nobody wants to lose.
In Rugby World Cup terms, England’s dour 9-6 win over Scotland in 1991 was a classic case in point.
Of the six semi-finals France have played in, the majority have been ‘ones for the purists’.
But Les Bleus have also been involved in two last-four showdowns that are ranked amongst the best matches in the history of the tournament.
Serge Blanco’s last-gasp try shocked Australia in an epic semi-final encounter at the inaugural Rugby World Cup, before, 12 years later, France stunned New Zealan…
In Rugby World Cup terms, England’s dour 9-6 win over Scotland in 1991 was a classic case in point.
Of the six semi-finals France have played in, the majority have been ‘ones for the purists’.
But Les Bleus have also been involved in two last-four showdowns that are ranked amongst the best matches in the history of the tournament.
Serge Blanco’s last-gasp try shocked Australia in an epic semi-final encounter at the inaugural Rugby World Cup, before, 12 years later, France stunned New Zealan…
