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81'
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80' Yellow card for France
Reda Wardi
76'
Ramos is flicked on by Jaminet for his 12th conversion
70'
Ollivon launches Bielle-Biarrey, who is used by Ramos to convert
64'
The French mount a counter-attack. Bielle-Biarrey shoots at speed and scores the try
52'
Namibia has a hard time getting past line 22
56'
Ramos, owner of the conversions, does it again
54'
Jaminet leads France on the attack. Ramos sets Penaud up to score
46' Red card for Namibia
Johan Deysel
40'
The game starts again
42'
Half time
41'
Ramos converts at the end of the first half
34'
Jelonch picks the ball up off the floor and takes advantage of the spaces left by the Namibians, he plays it to Flament, who scores
26'
It's already become a massacre! Namibia can't even take advantage of the scrum. France, who have nothing to do with the poor performance at the other end, add to their tally with Danty
21'
Penaud receives from Mauvaka and runs in for a try
18'
The French set up a counter-attack with quick passes and the ball reaches Ramos for his second conversion
14'
Namibia keeps the ball, but can't get enough on the attack
10'
Ramos calmly converted to put France ahead
6'
Dupont shoots for Penaud to score, who advances and falls over the line
3'
Mauvaka takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not direct. Scrum for Namibia
00'
Ball in play
Classification
1 - Italy 10 points
2 - France 8 points
3 - New Zealand 5 points
4 - Uruguay 0 points
5 - Namibia 0 points
Namibia's situation
Namibia are bottom of Group A and have yet to score at the World Cup. They have lost twice: 71-3 to New Zealand and 52-8 to Italy
France's situation
France dropped to second place after Italy's win and are on eight points, two behind the Azure. The home side are coming off the back of two good wins, 27-12 and 27-13, against Uruguay and New Zealand respectively
Group A
France, Italy, Uruguay, Namibia and New Zealand
Duration
The group stage of the 2023 World Cup runs from September 8 to October 8. The quarter-finals take place on October 14 and 15. The semi-finals, on October 20 and 21, and the third and fourth place play-offs are scheduled for Friday (October 27), while the final will take place on Saturday (October 28)
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What time is France vs Namibia match for Rugby World Cup?
This is the start time of the game France vs Namibia of 21th September 2023 in several countries:
Argentina 4 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Bolivia 3 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Brazil 4 pm: Onefootball
Chile 3 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Colombia 2 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Ecuador 2 pm: ESPN2, Star +
USA 3 pm ET: ESPN+
Spain 8 pm: Movistar+
Mexico 2 pm: Sky HD, Blue To Go Video Everywhere
Paraguay 3 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Peru 2 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Uruguay 4 pm: ESPN2, Star +
Venezuela 3 pm: ESPN2, Star +
The champions
2019 - South Africa | Final: South Africa 32-12 England, in Japan
2015 - New Zealand | Final: New Zealand 34-17 Australia, in London (England)
2011 - New Zealand | Final: New Zealand 8-7 France, in New Zealand
2007 - South Africa | Final: South Africa 15-6 England, in France
2003 - England | Final: England 20-17 Australia, in Australia
1999 - Australia | Final: Australia 3-12 France, in Wales
1995 - South Africa | Final: South Africa 15-12 New Zealand, in South Africa
1991 - Australia | Final: Australia 12-6 England, in England
1987 - New Zealand | Final: New Zealand 29-9 France, in New Zealand
Positions
Positions in rugby are identified by the number the players wear.
1 and 3: Left winger and Right winger
2: Hooker
4 and 5: Second row
6 and 7: Wings
8: Eighth
9: Scrum-half
10: Opening
11 and 14: Tips
12 and 13: Centers
15: Fullback
The game
Style and Scoring
There are 15 players on each side, with seven substitutions, but two reserved for the pillars and Hooker. Remember, to pass the ball, it must be kicked backwards, but the kicker's teammates must be behind the ball at the time of the kick.
There are four ways of scoring in rugby:
- Try (five points): the athlete must reach the in-goal zone mark with possession of the ball and touch down, touchdown style.
- Conversion (two points): a direct kick from anywhere on a line parallel to the sidelines and perpendiculars.
- Drop-goal (three points): ball must touch the ground before being kicked
- Penalty (three points): shot on goal
Cards
Yellow: 10 minutes out of the match
Red: expulsion
Groups
Group A: New Zealand, France, Italy, Uruguay and Namibia
Group B: South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga and Romania
Group C: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal
Group D: England, Argentina, Japan, Samoa and Chile
200 years
Rugby celebrates its 200th anniversary at the World Cup. The sport was born in England in 1823, when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball at a soccer match and ran with it in his hands, breaking the rules of the game.
Rugby World Cup
Organized every four years since 1987, the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be held in France, which previously hosted the tournament in 2007, alongside Wales and Scotland. Despite having two disciplines with 15 and seven players, the World Cup will be played with 15 athletes, with two 40-minute halves. The group stage, which includes 20 teams, runs from September 8 to October 8.
The third and fourth place play-offs are scheduled for Friday (October 27), while the final will take place on Saturday, October 28. The winning team will lift the Webb Ellis Cup. It is named after former Rugby School pupil William Webb Ellis.
South Africa (Springboks) and New Zealand (All Blacks) have three titles each, while Australia (Wallabies) have two. England are the only world champions from the Northern Hemisphere. South America, meanwhile, has already made history and will have three representatives for the first time: Argentina (Pumas), Uruguay (Teros) and Chile (Condores).
Eye on the game
France vs Namibia this Thursday (21), at the Stade Vélodrome at 3 pm ET, for the Rugby World Cup. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition.
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