France’s Fabien Galthié uses Boks as blueprint to beat England

Les Blues’ new coach expects his young players to stand their ground in ‘ferocious battle’ in Six Nations Test against EnglandTo the English way of thinking, the greatest day in the history of French rugby, the very pinnacle of it all, was Saturday 2 April, 1927, when they finally beat England for the first time. “The highest ambitions of France as a rugby nation were consummated at the Stade de Colombes today‚” reported the Guardian afterwards, “when the 17th match between that country and England resulted in a win for France by a try to nothing.” It had taken them 21 years, “so France celebr…