Lionel Beauxis

France no 10 Lionel Beauxis, who was the hero for France against South Africa
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Audio reaction: FRA v RSA

Listen to the reaction of the players and coaches after the France v South Africa final at the IRB Under 21 World Championship 2006.

Click on the team name to listen to the audio.


FRANCE (in French)

France captain Loïc Jacquet
0:00-0:09 - delighted with the victory.
0:10-0:37 - talks about controlling the game against South Africa.
0:38-01:00 - Reward for the hard work put in by the team.
01:01-01:19 - One of the best days of his career.
01:20-01:55 - Revenge for the pool defeat at the hands of South Africa.
01:56-02:21 - Talks about the atmosphere in the stadium.
02:22-02:50 - Talks about the attitude going into the second half 15-6 ahead.

France National technical Director, Jean-Claude Skrela
02:51-03:02 - happy with the result and the level of support.
03:03-03:23 - hopes that some of this squad will go on to wear the senior France jersey.

Prop Yohan Montes
03:24-03:48 - Looks back on the match.
03:49-04:03 - The difference between the final and the pool match against South Africa.
04:04-04:25 - On the togetherness of the team.

Coach Emile Ntamack
04:26-05:40 - On how France deserved their victory.
05:41-06:27 - On how difficult the final was.
06:28-7:06 - The importance of the crowd's support.
07:07-8:03 - Reviewing the tournament as a whole.

SOUTH AFRICA (in English)

South Africa captain, Chiliboy Ralepelle
0:00-0:26 - On why the team couldn't repeat its pool win over France.
0:27-0:48 - Still happy to be in the final.

South Africa coach, Peter De Villiers
0:49-1:06 - Feelings after losing the match
01:07-01:33 - Review of the tournament as a whole.
01:34-01:54 - Gives his opinion on the French team
01:55-02:05 - On why the team couldn't repeat their pool victory over France in the final.



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