In the Rugby World Cup 2019, the USA is battling to give better performance in the game and made a comeback to move a step forward. In the last two matches against England and France, the USA has faced loses. On France vs. USA match held on the 2nd of October, the men in blue (France) played really well, and somehow they managed to set up a good start at the beginning of the match. In the initial efforts, France made a lead of 33-9 win over the USA, offering stability in the match.
Still, in the entire game, France was scintillating that result in multiple dropped balls as well as missed forward passes. Among all the players, the name highlighted in the match was flyhalf Camille. Out of his five score attempts, he manages to draw three and supported his team to make a difference with the USA.
In the first five minutes, Lopez bypasses the USA rushing defense and takes advantage of the left-wing and pass the ball to Yoann Huget.
Throughout the match, the USA team tried their best to earn points for victory but missed a total of 32/180 energy-sapping tackles. And, this brings a big difference between the final scorecards for both the teams. Furthermore, the France team also battled to confront the USA team that worked really well and offered a comfortable victory to France. After the match, French lock Bernard le Roux said “We got a big surprise, we thought it would be easier. They gave us a hard time at the breakdown; we couldn’t get a clean ball. They contested a lot of balls. They stuck in there.”
Making a statement on the loss, the USA coach Gary Gold said, “I’m incredibly proud of this group of players. I feel we did go toe to toe. We did make mistakes. But we never gave up the fight. I’m so proud of everybody. We worked so hard for this today. Really positive for the way forward.”
Talking about France, the team has played a total of 7 patches till yet, winning 4. They have won against Argentina, Scotland, Italy, and the USA. Moving to England, the team has also played three matches, winning two. They have won one against Ireland and another against France.
In the next match, the USA is going to face Argentina that will have its second match against England today. Argentina has also lost its first match against France on the 21st of September. The next match of the USA will be held on the 9th of October.
In the current scorecard, Ireland is leading the Pool A, South Africa is leading in Pool B, England is leading in Pool C, and Wales is leading in Pool D. Among all, Ireland holds maximum points of 11. In Pool C, the USA is ranked 4th after England, France, Argentina, and Tonga. So, it’s really a tough battle for the USA to survive in the match.
