French made three changes for second Test with All Blacks
France coach Marc Lievremont has ignored cautions against tampering with a winning combination by making three changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's second rugby Test against New Zealand.
Chabal back for France
France coach ignores cautions against tampering with a winning
combination by making three changes to his team.
Full strength French deserve praise
We have spent so long bemoaning weak visiting teams from the north surely we should be thanking this French outfit for fronting up.
Chabal says French have mental edge
Trust the 'Caveman' to make his point with sledgehammer subtlety.
France's talismanic - and charismatic - forward Sebastien Chabal
says his team has gotten inside the All Blacks' heads and forced
them to doubt themselves.
French are just warming up
THE Wallabies face the prospect of playing a French side that will
offer far more danger than the one that has already stamped Les
Bleus as serious contenders for the 2011 World Cup with their
stunning 27-22 victory over the All Blacks at Dunedin on Saturday.
Pragmatic rugby wins out as the French leave their host All Blacks Bleu
Tres magnifique.
French wary of makeshift All Blacks
DUNEDIN - France are wary of the injury-ravaged All Blacks as the teams prepare to clash here on Saturday for the first time since the Six Nations side upset New Zealand at the 2007 World Cup.
France's big Bastareaud ready for All Blacks
Mathieu Bastareaud finally gets his chance to play against the All
Blacks.
French wait on their bench
France could have five forwards on their bench for the opening test
against the All Blacks with the makeup of their reserves still to
be determined as they named an otherwise predictable side for
Saturday night's showdown in Dunedin.
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