Women's Rugby World Cup: "We know we still have it in us," reassures the French team's staff

France XV took a big step towards first place in their group by beating Italy (24-0) in their first match of the 2025 World Cup on Saturday in Exeter, in a match where the Blues struggled for a long time to make a difference . "We know we still have some left in the tank. We know we'll be able to develop things further, improve. But we need playing time. We have confidence in the group when we see what we're capable of doing in the Six Nations Tournament," assured co-coach David Ortiz in the mixed zone after the match.

Among the few satisfactions, the French scrum was outrageously dominant, recovering balls even after Italian introductions, the winger Joanna Grisez kept her legs of fire, the third row Charlotte Escudero was tireless in the fight, winning three balls, and the fullback Morgane Bourgeois is always very precise in front of the posts. "If we take the fundamentals in which we had targeted objectives, we are clearly and clearly there" , retained David Ortiz, highlighting in particular the French defense.