{"id":292441,"date":"2023-09-13T22:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292441"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:21:14","slug":"shaun-edwards-macron-downed-a-beer-and-i-fist-bumped-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/shaun-edwards-macron-downed-a-beer-and-i-fist-bumped-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAUN EDWARDS: Macron downed a beer and I fist-bumped Mbappe!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SHAUN EDWARDS: President Macron necked a beer and I fist-bumped Kylian Mbappe! Defence coach takes Mail Sport inside the celebrating France dressing room after victory over All Blacks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hosts France began the Rugby World Cup by beating New Zealand 27-13 in Paris\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>French President Emmanuel Macron has been a lucky charm for the team so far\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We had a great time in the changing rooms after our opening night victory over the All Blacks.<\/p>\n<p>A few France footballers came in and it was great to see that unity. I\u2019d just come out of the shower and Kylian Mbappe was there. I gave him a fist bump and said \u2018respect\u2019 and he said it back!<\/p>\n<p>The president, Emmanuel Macron, was in there, too. He\u2019s always got a few bodyguards with him but they\u2019re pretty discreet.<\/p>\n<p>I spoke a little bit of French to him and said: \u2018Chaque fois vous arrivez, nous gagnon\u2019 \u2014 whenever he comes to watch, we win. He\u2019s been three times and we\u2019ve won them all. The lads gave him a beer and got him to down it in one while they all cheered him on. He was a good sport.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve really enjoyed the World Cup so far and it obviously helps when you\u2019re winning. It takes two or three days to recover from those 9pm games because you lose a night\u2019s sleep. You don\u2019t get to bed until 3.30am so I\u2019ve been tired but happy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75402743-0-image-a-45_1694638213427.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hosts France began the Rugby World Cup by beating New Zealand 27-13 in Paris<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75402745-0-image-a-46_1694638218919.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron (right) has been a lucky charm for the French team so far<\/p>\n<p>The heat has been a big factor so far. In the past I\u2019ve said it\u2019s an advantage for Southern Hemisphere teams to come into the World Cup battle hardened from the Rugby Championship but it\u2019s different this time. They\u2019ve come from their winter \u2014 whereas teams like France, Wales and England have been doing training camps in very intense heat.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night was one of the hottest 80 minutes I\u2019ve ever experienced for a match. It was 37\u00b0C down on the pitch. I\u2019ve watched Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas inside and the heat was nothing compared to Paris. The ball was very slippery and there was a lot of fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen points was the least we\u2019ve conceded against New Zealand since the 2011 World Cup final, so I was happy with the defensive effort.<\/p>\n<p>So many tries come from pick-and-gos or mauls in the 22 and we did a pretty good job of keeping them out. A five-metre lineout or scrum inevitably led to a penalty or try or even a yellow card. The All Blacks didn\u2019t have a lineout or a scrum in our 22 for the whole game. That\u2019s the plan: keep them out of the 22. Defensively, we\u2019ve conceded fewer than 20 points in our last three games and that is a target. If we keep knocking those numbers out I\u2019ll be happy.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve changed the team a lot for our match against Uruguay but we want the same level of performance.<\/p>\n<p>It was nice to sit down and watch the other matches over the weekend knowing we had a win. I prefer to watch them in the privacy of my room, making some notes, always working! We have buffet-style dinners and I brought my plate upstairs and watched the England match by myself. I really enjoyed watching George Ford bang over the drop goals. It\u2019s really good that he\u2019s finally got the recognition he deserves. He\u2019s one of the most intelligent players I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<p>He could become an outstanding coach one day and I\u2019d love to work with him. To adapt so quickly after going down to 14-men and think, \u2018You know what, it\u2019s going to be difficult to get tries\u2019, was genius.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/75230223-0-Damian_Penaud_right_scored_the_decisive_try_for_France_after_com-a-48_1694639164705.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Damian Penaud (left) scored a decisive try for France against New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75402799-0-image-a-47_1694638261461.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Football stars\u00a0Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann cheer on France in the stands<\/p>\n<p>I was massively impressed with England\u2019s defence and their change in strategy. Courtney Lawes was a rock. They totally dominated what has been a very good Argentina side. It was a real stake-in-the-ground performance.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the real stuff, England are always there or thereabouts. For me, they were the most impressive performers from the Northern Hemisphere. Ireland were not playing against the same level of opponent but it was clear they just went out to concentrate on themselves. High-class from a well-drilled team.<\/p>\n<p>The Springboks stood out from the Southern Hemisphere. They were suffocating. I watched all the set pieces and it was so difficult for Scotland to get clean ball from scrums or lineouts. It\u2019s so difficult to get any consistent form of attack when you don\u2019t have that regular point of possession.<\/p>\n<p>People have been talking about the national anthems with the lovely children\u2019s choirs. I\u2019ve got to say I was really looking forward to the anthem but everyone was out of sync! It\u2019s good they\u2019re changing it. The grown-ups were singing faster than the children. Like they say in rugby, keep it simple!<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12515593\/SHAUN-EDWARDS-President-Macron-necked-beer-fist-bumped-Kylian-Mbappe-Defence-coach-takes-Mail-Sport-inside-celebrating-France-dressing-room-victory-Blacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHAUN EDWARDS: President Macron necked a beer and I fist-bumped Kylian Mbappe! 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