All Black and Bleu

I'm in a bar in Paris on a Sunday morning watching the Rugby World Cup taking place in New Zealand.
It's the final, All Blacks v France.
"Allez les Bleus! Allez les Bleus!" chants the room.
All Black try. Chanting goes quiet.
Second half come back by the French. "Allez les Bleus! Allez les Bleus!"
Final whistle. One point in it to the All Blacks.
The room is sad. Then... applause. "Allez les Bleus! Allez les Bleus!"
I walk back home via Montparnasse cemetery and pass Beckett and his words come back to me...
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."