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The former all-black judges the favorite Blues. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport/Panoramic
The former New Zealand international judges that the Blues are the favorites of the competition.
The Blues are one of the favorite teams of the Mondial-2023 because the young players of the XV of France “are not afraidsaid former New Zealand center Sonny Bill Williams before the opening match on Friday. The XV of France has won the last three editions of the Under-20 World Cup and “the young players who are not afraid and who arrive (in team A) represent what France is“, explained to AFP Williams, who retired after the World Cup-2019. “That’s why they’re scary, (and) that’s why I think they’re favoriteshe said, adding Ireland to the list of world title contenders.
On Dupont:He’s a special player»
The former treiziste, who came to rugby union while playing in France, at RC Toulon, and double winner of the World Cup in 2011 and 2015, also tried his hand at boxing and compares French captain Antoine Dupont to the former mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia. “He’s a special player», «I like his very physical styleadded Williams. “It is the symbol of these young French people who are scary and who are the product of the French system“Explained the 38-year-old former international.