Frédéric Michalak catches the eye but France rely on forwards to down Canada

Another fabulous match to reinforce the impression that international rugby is moving in the right direction. We are still not far enough down the road for something like Japan’s win over South Africa to happen anything like regularly, but here was another of the so-called tier one nations required to play to the bitter end by one of the tier two. What would these teams be capable of with games like this on a regular basis? Related: France v Canada: Rugby World Cup 2015 – as it happened Continue reading...