PARIS : When Fabien Galthie took charge of France after a mediocre 2019 World Cup his one obsession was rebuilding a squad able to take a shot at the title four years later and Friday's 27-13 win against New Zealand suggests Les Bleus are on the right track.'We started ... rebuilding this team four years
PARIS : When Fabien Galthie took charge of France after a mediocre 2019 World Cup his one obsession was rebuilding a squad able to take a shot at the title four years later and Friday's 27-13 win against New Zealand suggests Les Bleus are on the right track.
"We didn't control the game in the first half, we were taken in a bit by the atmosphere," Galthie said, referring to the more than 78,000 strong crowd who cheered throughout the night. France had a rocky start as they conceded an early try and then lost their starting hooker Julian Marchand who went down with an injury and had to be taken off after initially getting his thigh wrapped.
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