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Match scheduled:
Date: 19-06-2010
Time: 17:30 until 19:30
The Finals - Russia vs Uruguay
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The victory has to count as the best yet for coach, former All Black fullback Kieran Crowley, who took over in 2008: "I'm really happy for our guys, they put in a solid 80 minutes," he said. "We put ourselves under the pump a little bit but they showed great character and resilience and came through in the end."
France only played in patches and when they belatedly realised in the second half that this was a game they could lose couldn't find and extra gear to extract themselves from trouble. Lionel Beauxis kicked 17 points and there were tries for Thibault Lacroix and Yohan Audrin but Canada held on for a famous and deserved win.
"I didn't really know how much room I had, but when I made those first few steps it felt like I was floating on a cloud," said Erichsen, who left the fray briefly in the first half to have seven stitches sewn to patch a laceration on his head.
"It feels amazing to beat a quality side like France, we knew it was going to take a lot from us and we had to be ruthless. We had fifteen guys working to the bone and in the end we pulled it out."
Canadian team Captain Pat Riordan said it was the biggest win of his 29 appearances for the team. "This is the biggest scalp I have been a part of," said the BC native. "I am just so happy for the guys, this is huge for us."
"We're sick of playing in the consolation finals at the Churchill Cup and last year we started out with a win and ended with a couple losses. This year, we set a line in the sand and made it happen, and it feels great." |  |  |  |  |  |
